The rich red granite that runs through the Lanarkshire hills of Scotland is the feedstock for Cloburn Quarry. That distinctive stone has found uses throughout Scotland, the rest of the UK, and Europe. Best of...Read more
Colas Rail, a rail company active in the United Kingdom, can now carry out traction and freight operations in France. This will be possible through its newest subsidiary, Colas Rail Traction, which recently obtain its...Read more
Equipment unique to specialist rail freight operator Colas Rail was recently used to rescue a stricken passenger train under complex circumstances. Colas employed the heaviest lifting gear available to the UK rail network to restore...Read more
Another UK timber trial project has seen a flow return to rail freight. A sawmill in Abergavenny in Wales has received its first load of rail-transported timber since 2004. The rebirth of the load is down...Read more
Colas Rail UK has pledged to support the Railway Mental Health Charter (RHMC), the first-ever framework set up to support mental wellbeing within the rail industry. The RHMC was developed in collaboration with passenger operator...Read more
Colas Rail UK, the specialist rail infrastructure support and freight operators, have released pictures of their successful efforts to re-rail damaged passenger units involved in the recent accident at Salisbury in the South West of...Read more
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
A new report published by independent researchers Oxford Economics pictures the UK railway industry as a booming sector before the pandemic struck last year. Freight is highlighted as a major force behind growth in the...Read more
Colas, the freight operator best known for their infrastructure support roles, is preparing a site at Old Oak Common in the west of London as a major interchange for rail traffic. The former locomotive and...Read more
A successful trial of a significant new long-distance operation is underway, but a UK freight operator is keeping plans for shipping raw materials for glossy magazine production under wraps.Read more
A highly efficient UK rail freight network is a step closer with the signing of a new deal to upgrade the nation’s freight trains with European Train Control System (ETCS) onboard technology.
ETCS ensures that trains...Read more
UK rail infrastructure manager Network Rail has invested 36 million pounds on three new grinding trains that it says will keep the tracks in top condition and ensure freight and passenger services run more smoothly...Read more