Cologne-Barking rail freight service suspended shortly after inauguration
The recently inaugurated direct rail freight service connecting the city of Cologne, in the industrial heart of Germany, to the international commercial trading terminal of Barking in Greater London has been suspended just a few...Read more
Germany and England connected by new direct rail freight service
This week sees a new direct rail freight service launched to connect Cologne with Barking, in the east of Greater London. The new weekly service, with ambitions to rise to a daily train, is operated...Read more
Silk Road exit down to UK Brexit?
Not a week goes by without a European announcement of advances on the Silk Road. Where though are the announcements from the UK? The small matter of the pandemic aside, British relations with the Silk...Read more
DB Cargo UK welcomes metal to Barking in London
The metal recycling and waste management specialist Ward has opened a new rail-connected metal processing site at DB Cargo UK’s site at Barking in East London. It will facilitate bulk material movement from the south...Read more
London laid waste by GBRf and Biffa
Rail freight operator GBRf, and their Industrail waste management partners Biffa have joined forces to clean up the capital. The two companies have collaborated on an operation to turn derelict land into an emission-reducing transport...Read more
DB Cargo to get Brexit beating customs terminal in London
UK government funding will allow DB Cargo UK to set up a dedicated customs approval area within their terminal at Barking in the east of London. The rail freight operator has successfully bid for funding...Read more
Major London derailment caused by track rot, says report
A failure to repair infrastructure seems to be the main cause of the derailment in London in January this year. This is the conclusion of the UK’s independent Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). The accident...Read more
Valentine’s Day love for Barking derailment
Network Rail has said that work to reinstate the Barking – Gospel Oak line in London is progressing very well and there is hope for a firm reopening date to be confirmed in the coming...Read more
Barking derailment under RAIB investigation
With the busy north London Barking to Gospel Oak line still out of action, questions still remain unanswered as to the cause of the incident, which has left freight operators seeking alternative routes and commuters...Read more
Re-railing Britain after the derailments
Two major freight derailments hit the UK network in January. Trains came off at Barking in London and Eastleigh on the south coast. You can read the latest updates here. With the incidents ripping up...Read moreUK derailments update: Eastleigh days, Barking weeks
Southampton and London are off the rails. Two significant freight derailments have hit UK operations in the last week of January. Both have blocked vital freight arteries and both are proving complicated to resolve. Routes...Read more