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    • Kirkby Rail Crash: RAIB release report into Merseyrail train accident

    The accident occurred at 18:53 hours on Saturday the 13th of March 2021 and saw a Merseyrail train hit the buffer stop.
    UK

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    East Midlands Railway services to be substantially affected as RMT and TSSA Unions strike

     UK
    The strike action will take place on Thursday the 18th and Saturday the 20th of August and will have an even greater impact than previous strikes.

    Finland says EC gauge proposal is unreasonable

     Europe
    FINLAND’S minister of transport and communications, Mr Timo Harakka, says that a European Commission (EC) proposal to revise the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Regulation is unreasonable for his country.

    Canadian forest products shippers want feds to collect freight rail data

     Canada
    A Canadian shippers group supports the federal government’s plan requiring freight railroads to provide service data as a way to improve visibility into supply chain flows.

    Newcastle Airport to South Gosforth Metro services resume after overhead wire damage

     UK
    Metro services are now fully operational following work to repair overhead lines between South Gosforth and Airport.

    Southeastern warn customers not to attempt train travel on Saturday the 13th of August

     UK
    Strike action by trade union ASLEF taking place on the 13th of August means that no Southeastern trains will operate.

    Vale orders passenger stock from China as EFVM service restarts

     International Rail News
    Mining group Vale reinstated regular passenger services on the 1 000 mm gauge Estrado de Ferro Vitória a Minas between Cariacica near Vitória and the steel city of Belo Horizonte.

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