The British infrastructure management agency has launched a promotional drive to highlight its environmental greening of the railway. Network Rail has put its weight behind an awareness campaign, informing the nation of the social and...Read more
UK electric hauled freight has shown little change over the past ten years. That’s according to new figures just released by the Office of Rail and Road, the government-appointed independent watchdog. In terms of weight...Read more
UK rail freight operator Freightliner has celebrated the inauguration of another new bulk materials flow for their UK operation. The carrier, part of the American-owned Genesee and Wyoming group, delivers construction materials from Shap in...Read more
The UK government reshuffle may be a work in progress, but there is one more post holder on board. Kevin Foster may be a new name to the rail fraternity, but he is a well-known...Read more
A nationwide consultation, mounted by the incoming management agency Great British Railways, has been told that freight growth is the key to unlocking a revival of fortunes in the UK rail sector. The Rail Freight...Read more
The change of monarch is now complete. The changes at the head of government are underway. After a September hiatus, Britain is back to the reality of dealing with a cost of everything crisis, and...Read more
On Friday 23 September, the newly appointed chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng presented in the House of Commons the Growth Plan. The plan made precious little direct mention of the railway industry, but offered many pointers towards...Read more
It may be styled as Europe’s oil exploration capital and Scotland’s third city by population, but Aberdeen registers lowly on the scale of rail freight activity. However, a programme of works by Network Rail could...Read more
Doncaster-based Varamis Rail has been granted a licence to operate in the UK. The news was welcomed by their founder Phil Read in a warmly received announcement to the market. The approval from the Office...Read more
Rail freight has been feeling the pinch as much as any other sector in the UK economy. The direct costs of operations have been going down the fast line like an express train running late,...Read more
With the solemn formalities concluded for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the royal household is looking very much to the future. The new monarch will have a daunting list of priorities, and a long list...Read more
Transport for the North, the UK sub-national body responsible for the north of England, says two critical actions are required to realise the region’s economic potential. Not surprisingly, one is developmental levels of infrastructure investment,...Read more
The Port of Felixstowe, Britain’s busiest intermodal terminal, is about to dive into a second wave of industrial action. The tide turned after the trades union Unite unilaterally rejected an imposed pay deal. Although the...Read more
The UK’s leading producer of renewable energy has thrown its weight behind the ‘Freight Belongs on Rail’ campaign, championed by Doncaster-based DB Cargo UK. The company’s eponymous power station complex in North Yorkshire is served...Read more
The landslip plagued Newport to Gloucester railway line has reopened to freight and passenger traffic, after a major cliffside resilience project. The first phase of upgrading the line has seen the steep riverside embankment between...Read more
With national events overtaking the cabinet reshuffle, the new UK transport secretary has still to have an appointed rail minister join her team at the Department for Transport. However, Anne-Marie Trevelyan is already a week...Read more
DB Cargo UK has frequently been busy with the paintbrush, including the most fiery livery yet, the “Steel on Steel” variant most recently released into service on a class 60 locomotive. The eye-catching design highlights...Read more
Any hopes that the new transport secretary may herald a thaw in the ongoing round of industrial disputes on the British railways will have to wait. The new face at the Department for Transport, Anne-Marie...Read more
Torrential rain brought trains to a standstill in Scotland on Thursday, and submerged at least one main line, cutting of a large swath of the country. Weather wise, most of Britain had a day to...Read more
The UK Railway Industry Association (RIA) has set out six key priorities for the future of rail, which it is urging new Conservative party leader and de facto prime minister Liz Truss to adopt. Taken...Read more
One hundred and fourteen years old and still going strong. That is WH Davis, the specialist wagon manufacturers, not the age of Les Bryant, their energetic group Engineering Director. Nevertheless, with forty-four years of experience...Read more
