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UK Royal Mail has reacted to the RailFreight.com revelations that it is scrapping its fleet of dedicated mail trains. The UK postal service, which has…
UK Royal Mail has reacted to the RailFreight.com revelations that it is scrapping its fleet of dedicated mail trains. The UK postal service, which has…
There is bitter disappointment within the UK rail freight industry on the news that Royal Mail, the flagship postal carrier in the nation, is to…
Heavier loads, greater pulling power. Weight for weight, the workhorse Class 66 diesel is already one fo the most powerful locomotives to have turned out…
Doncaster is playing its railway card in a bid to attract investment. The north of England city is leveraging its rich railway heritage as a…
A new route for a ’66. DB Cargo UK has offered up one of its workhorses of the rail freight industry. The first “Shed” in…
The independently appointed Railway Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published its comprehensive vision for the future of rail sustainability. The Sustainable Rail Blueprint, an…
DB Cargo UK has announced it has entered into formal consultation with the train drivers’ union ASLEF regarding a proposal to make several traincrew roles…
The Port of Sunderland has been around longer than the railways, but it’s taken three centuries to chalk up a record-breaking load. The arrival of…
Rail freight moved across Britain’s railway network had its ups and downs in the last quarter – and that’s no reference to the hilly gradients…