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Tag: Freight

First electric-only freight train firm Varamis Rail starts moving parcels

20 January 2023 Alex Bestwick Electric, Freight, News

The UK’s first electric-only rail freight operator has started moving parcels between Scotland and the Midlands.

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Rail line to be closed for several days after train derailment

20 October 2022 Alex Bestwick Freight, Network, News, Trackside

A rail line across northern England will be closed for several days after a freight train derailed.

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The Ludgershall branch in the diesel era

24 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Diesel, Freight

David Lindsell returns with final instalment of his three-part series covering the history of the Ludgershall branch. This covers other special trains, engineering trains and maintenance specials, redundant stock storage, and preservation, along with a report on a depot visit that took place in 1998.

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Electric freight trains mothballed due to soaring energy prices

14 October 2021 Shannon Butcher Electric, Freight, News

Rail freight operators have stopped using electric trains and switched to diesel locomotives due to soaring energy prices.

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Cumbria passengers to get multi-million-pound track upgrades

28 October 2020 Sam Hewitt Freight, News
Bootle track in Cumbria

Passengers in Cumbria are being advised to plan their journeys next month when Network Rail upgrades track near Bootle station.

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