Stacks of timber logs piled up awaiting transport

UK Euroforest puts timber on trains and backs rail freight

Image: Euroforest

Trees are not just for Christmas, and neither are timber trains. Euroforest, the UK’s largest independent provider of timber harvesting and marketing services, has entered into a long-term modal shift, facilitating the year-round transport of rough timber logs from the Southwest of England. The trees may not be destined for Christmas, but the flow is a welcome present for the rail freight sector.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

1 comment op “UK Euroforest puts timber on trains and backs rail freight”

bönström bönström|05.01.23|11:55

Frankly, however, regrettably, neither core clients of railways, nor any client, now affords luxury of not bothering about “eta”…
Now, 2023, high quality is requested, and handsomely rewarded – by willingly paying clients…
Low risk supply chains is high quality, supplied at an infrastructure proving resilient, thus complying with current demand.
(“Expected”…, or not, for majority, now the single available device is on road trucks.)

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