maintenance facilities
GBRf opens Garden of England depot
It’s the less glamorous aspect of the business, but proper maintenance is the route to proper business. That’s probably why GB Railfreight has invested in…
locomotive maintenance
DCRail bulks up its maintenance agreement
East Midlands-based DCRail has entered into a new long-term maintenance deal with UKRL. The bulk freight services specialist carrier has signed a new three-year locomotive…
Sanctions cause locomotive shortage in Russia
Russian Railways (RZD) is facing a shortage of locomotives. The shortage is reportedly caused by a lack of importable spare parts due to Western sanctions.…
Nailed it. Ratho rock restraint lets Scotland’s busiest line reopen
A deteriorating rock face is not the sort of thing you want next to your railway. The wrong kind of boulders on the line is…
Slovenian Railways: closures in September for maintenance works
Slovenian Railways (SZ) has scheduled various temporary closures of rail sections and stations for maintenance works throughout the whole month of September. Eight lines will…
Extra money is needed to keep Harbour Line Rotterdam in check
If no extra money is made available for track maintenance, this will have major consequences for the accessibility of the port of Rotterdam. This leads…
Emplacement yard Kijfhoek operates at half capacity from 1-11 May
Dutch emplacement yard Kijfhoek will operate with only half of its capacity on the period from Saturday 1 May to Tuesday 11 May. Strukton will…
First stones laid for new locomotive workshop near Vienna
The recently formed joint venture named ETL Lokservice has started to work on the joint workshop for locomotives. It will be situated in Gramatneusied, near…
Stalled railway projects in Belgium gradually resume
As of this week, the Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel and its subsidiary TUC RAIL are gradually resuming a number of rail projects. Due to the…