financial performance
DB Cargo UK grasps financial nettle
A far-reaching restructuring programme by DB Cargo UK has seen the rail freight carrier write down a significant part of its railway assets. However, the…
from rail freight to football
Manchester is united over Freightliner Old Trafford move
The controversial plan by Manchester United Football Club to annex a rail freight terminal may just have taken a step towards an amicable outcome. The…
exclusive accident update
Manchester crash recovery pictures and investigation underway
Britain’s official crash scene investigators, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), has formally declared its interests in the recent freight derailment in Manchester. The RAIB…
Positive development
UK stats claim resurgence in rail freight
Rail freight moved across Britain’s railway has improved by seven per cent. So say the latest quarterly official statistics from the UK government’s Office of…
Infrastructure headaches
Manchester bridge replacement goes ahead despite Denton derailment
A planned bridge reconstruction in Manchester goes ahead this weekend despite the unplanned bridge deconstruction on the other side of the city. Castleton Bridge, which…
change of scenery
Scottish oil refinery closure is mixed news for rail freight
Grangemouth. It’s not the prettiest town in Scotland. It is, however, a town that everyone in Scotland knows by name for just one thing: its…
Steel industry
The blast furnaces of Port Talbot blow hot and cold for rail freight
The steel works at Port Talbot in South Wales is about to undergo a huge transformation. The decision has been taken to replace the traditional…
commitment to freight
Freight to the fore in Great British Railways
Great British Railways, the proposed new overarching body for infrastructure and train management, is to have a statutory requirement to promote rail freight. That much…
aggregates train derailment
Manchester bridge back broken under aggregates train
One Manchester bridge is being replaced, while another has shattered under a freight train. Railway neighbours reported the sound of a building collapsing and fixtures…