Topic: Ballast

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

19-10-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Freight derailment delays could last until weekend

Severe network disruption caused by a derailed freight train carrying stone aggregate to the west of England may now last until the weekend. National rail infrastructure manager Network Rail says engineers are working ‘around the...Read more

22-03-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Formation-flying repair trains cut freight costs

The world’s first ‘formation flying’ engineering trains could potentially deliver significant cost savings to freight operators in the UK. Network Rail, the UK’s rail infrastructure manager, is pioneering a double-track system which it says could...Read more

20-02-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy