Topic: CILT

Engineers erecting electric wires over the Midland Main Line

Low risk opportunity to electrify almost all UK rail freight

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport says that there is hardly any risk in making a step-change for British rail freight. The professional association says changing the UK from a predominantly diesel-powered rail freight...Read more

10-03-2023|10 comments|author: Simon Walton

Parcels as passengers – the latest UK innovation

All aboard, as long as you are properly labeled and someone is waiting to pick you up at your destination station. The latest light logistics ideas propose that the sharp decline in commuter passenger traffic...Read more

26-05-2021|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

What are the alternatives to an addiction to diesel traction?

It will prove difficult for rail freight to turn its back on the motive power that has been synonymous with industry for over a century. Due to its versatility, developed sophistication, and the sheer energy...Read more

05-08-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton