Rail removes one million tonnes of spoil for HS2
Rail freight partners at HS2, Britain’s high speed rail project, have lifted one million tonnes of spoil from its London rail logistics hub. That effort represents one fifth of the total tonnage anticipated throughout the...Read more
UK’s 3Squared could make freight train scheduling easier
Rail technology specialists 3Squared are just months away from deploying their PathPlanner software solution, which they believe will make far better use of spare network capacity. The PathPlanner is designed to assist in finding a...Read more
Lucy Prior to chair Railway Industry Association SME Group
Lucy Prior, a frequent contributor to RailFreight.com and RailFreight Live, has been appointed Chair of the Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) SME Group (small and medium-sized businesses). In her substantive role, Prior is the business engagement...Read more
‘Once you work in railways, you stay in railways’
The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail propose strategic changes to the way UK railway is governed, but talent will not be flowing away from the industry. Once people are in railway, they stay in railway. The...Read more
RailFreight Live: What do UK rail reforms mean?
Britain’s railways face a major shake up, according to the contents of the recently published Williams – Shapps Plan for Rail. The changes to the managerial structure are top of the list of recommendations, and...Read more
3Squared working on Dynamic Train Planning for UK
Rail technology specialists 3Squared led a consortium earlier this year to a win development funding for a solution to help the rail freight sector plan short term paths more effectively. Dubbed Path Planner, it’s on...Read more
These are the rail freight opportunities during COVID-19
Amid the disaster of the coronavirus pandemic, there are opportunities for rail freight and recovery. That’s the message from James Fox, co-founder and commercial director at rail technology specialists 3Squared. He says that the radical...Read more
Tech-led solution to freight capacity issues
Dynamic Freight Capacity Management. A mouthful but a better way to schedule available paths. More capacity for rail freight, say specialists in the field 3Squared. An independent industry funding body agrees, and has put cash...Read more