Manchester needs more rail freight to move construction materials
A new report sets out the economic and environmental case for more rail freight into Greater Manchester. The metropolitan area around Manchester is experiencing a significant construction boom, and the vital part played by rail...Read more
UK quarry reconnects to rail to serve insatiable aggregates demand
In a move aimed at enhancing the supply of aggregates to its customers and contributing to sustainable transportation, rail freight customer and ardent advocate company Tarmac, has announced the reopening of the rail connection at...Read more
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 Freightliner and Tarmac revive freight connection in West Midlands
There’s a new flow reported between Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry and a former oil terminal site just north of Coventry in the West Midlands. Rail freight operator Freightliner, in collaboration with Tarmac and site occupiers Junction4pallets,...Read more
North East England reactivates former coal handling terminal
It’s a case of aggregates to Newcastle. Part of the North East’s former coal mining infrastructure is set to reenter service in a new capacity. A local aggregates handling company wants to reuse Butterwell coal...Read more
Ten million tons moved by rail HS2 and counting
The high-speed rail project HS2 reached the important milestone of moving ten million tonnes of construction materials by rail. The accomplishment is particularly important considering the project reached its target way ahead of its time,...Read more
Aggregates rail hub features in Lowestoft port development plans
Lowestoft, the most easterly port in the UK, is set for a five-year development plan, underwritten by the owners, Associated British Ports. The emphasis on the traditional fishing fleet port is shifting to a heavier...Read more
Freightliner partners with Hanson for long-distance aggregates haul
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
Further evidence of aggregates growth in UK rail freight
It is not the most glamorous of cargo operations, but it is a continuing success story for rail freight operators in the UK. Replacing to some extent the traditional heavy loads of coal construction aggregates...Read more
Three-way partnership for another new wagon deal with GB Railfreight
GB Railfreight and rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook have announced a deal to deliver fifty new box wagons for the UK operator. Production duties will be handled by the multinational manufacturer Greenbrier. It is the...Read more
Lowestoft aggregates goes live
Another week, another new aggregates terminal in the UK. This time, it’s far out. Far out east – as far out east as it is possible to go on the British mainland and still be...Read more
UK: West Midlands construction industry can use more rail freight
Greening the construction supply chain in the West Midlands using rail freight requires UK Government backing to unlock significant untapped potential. The region, centred on Birmingham, could be a much greater contributor to the net-zero...Read more
UK rail freight traffic benefits from construction projects
Network Rail analysis shows the extent of rail freight operations supporting construction projects in London. Demand from the UK capital dominates the extensive infrastructure portfolio in the country, and rail freight is benefiting to a...Read more
Sunrise on Ravenstruther Rail Freight Terminal in Scotland
The long awaited rebirth of rail-connected Cloburn Quarry has been celebrated onsite. The former coal handling depot in South Lanarkshire has been inaugurated as a new aggregates terminal, serving the continued growth of the UK...Read more
Scottish terminal sold to rail ballast aggregates quarry owners
Multi-sector land and property developer Hargreaves Land has announced the sale of Ravenstruther Rail Terminal, a former coal loading terminal on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), between Carstairs and Motherwell in Scotland. The horseshoe-shaped...Read more
Hanson opens second aggregates depot for London
Aggregates conglomerate Hanson has opened a new rail-served depot at West Drayton. On the Great Western Main Line (GWML), the depot serves construction industry customers in the capital and large infrastructure projects nationwide.Read more
Freightliner moves aggregates records in the UK
Freightliner UK has moved record tonnages in March, citing the growth in aggregates as the prime reason. The month of March 2021 proved to be a key milestone for American-owned Freightliner UK, and their partner...Read more
Liverpool aggregates delivery win for GBRf
UK rail freight operator GB Railfreight is cleaning up in Cumbria with a new contract. After successful trials, GB Railfreight (GBRf) has just announced a two-year deal with Hanson, the multi-national supplier of heavy building...Read more
Conway loads up Tilbury aggregates trains
Aggregates movers FM Conway are to run a second weekly flow from Forth Ports Tilbury to their operations base at Theale near Reading. The trains will cut out a convoy of road trucks making a...Read more