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Spain and Morocco have agreed to restart the development of proposals for a rail tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Spain: The national government has announced that it is to extend its free travel pass offer covering local and regional trains from December 31 through to the end of 2023.
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To tackle the cost-of-living crisis, the Spanish government is implementing 100% discounts on commuter and medium-distance routes Where most governments have been sluggish in their efforts to tackle inflation, Spain has blazed full steam ahead with a scheme making some train journeys completely free. The initiative means passengers will be able to hop across Catalonia, immerse themselves in the architectural splendours of Andalucia or explore the museums and restaurants of the Basque country.
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An Inverclyde councillor is backing a parliamentary push to establish a ferry connection between Greenock and Spain.
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Tesco, Britain's biggest grocery retailer says it has beaten supply chain issues by increasing its use of rail freight. The giant retailer has told markets it has not stopped yet and intends to increase its use of trains to distribute produce by almost forty per cent. Management has credited investment in rail freight for helping []
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Bay Horse: Knowing that a single Class 88 can haul the Tesco Express over Shap and Beattock makes the sight of two with two four wheel container wagons all the more incongruous. 88003 'Genesis' and 88007 ...
Mark Bartlett 01/07/2019


Aviemore: Scene at Aviemore following a shower of rain on the morning of 13 September 2017. Approaching from the south is DRS 66422 with the 0504 Mossend - Inverness Tesco containers.
Andy Furnevel 13/09/2017


Barton and Broughton: On the roll again after waiting in the goods loop just south of the closed Barton and Broughton station. 66419 accelerates a lengthy Tesco container northwards past the old station building on a very ...
Mark Bartlett 01/08/2009

Rattling along a remote track towards Valencia, a blood-orange sunrise bathed the carriage as we crossed a towering viaduct above a ravine.
(Permalink) Railway Spain Tourism

Spain: The government has reopened the long-running debate over which gauge should be adopted for the principal sections of the main line rail network, with the Ministry of Development and infrastructure manager ADIF establishing a panel of multi-disciplinary specialists to assess the strategy for the core Red Ferroviaria de Inters ...
(Permalink) Gauge conversion Spain

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