UK cross-industry plans to grow international rail freight traffic
Rail freight operators and commercial stakeholders have debated the future of international rail freight. A round table discussion was hosted by DB Cargo UK at its intermodal terminal in Barking, in the east of London....Read more
Steel to Sunderland vindicates port rail renaissance
British Steel has put its products on rails between their plant at Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire and the Wearside port of Sunderland in the north east of England. The contract with rail freight carrier DB Cargo...Read more
‘UK Rail for Ukraine’ launches first humanitarian aid train
The UK rail industry has joined together to facilitate sending more than a million items of aid to Ukraine in response to the humanitarian crisis in the region. UK Rail for Ukraine, a cross-industry initiative...Read more
Logistics operator celebrates a centenary by supporting leading charity
Malcolm Group, the Scottish company best known for its logistics operations, is celebrating its centenary in 2022 with a specially liveried locomotive. The electric class 90, owned by DB Cargo UK handling rail operations for...Read more
DB Cargo UK combines two services in one train
What DB Cargo UK has called a ‘combi-consist’ has been successfully trialled this week. The carrier says they propose combining more than one type of wagon in one block to improve efficiency. With more than...Read more
DB Cargo wants to convert existing fleet and use biofuels
The HVO fuel or vegetable oil fuel seems to be the future for DB Cargo’s last-mile operations. The company aims to convert its existing diesel locomotive fleet and make it fully compatible with biofuels. Biofuels...Read more
DB Cargo puts Toyota cars on trains between UK and France
Rail freight carrier DB Cargo UK and automotive logistics operator Groupe CAT have officially launched their international car-carrying service, delivering finished Toyota cars from UK manufacturing plants to distributors in Valenciennes in northern France. The...Read more
University of Huddersfield and DB Cargo UK team up for innovation
The University of Huddersfield, in Yorkshire in the north of England, and rail freight operator DB Cargo UK have announced a new framework for research and innovation collaboration. The academic institution and the freight carrier have an...Read more
Freight locomotive derailment at junction in Kent
A low-speed derailment in southeast England disrupted Thursday’s commuters and other rail services in and out of London St Pancras, the terminal for Eurostar. The disruption lasted most of the day. A class 66 diesel,...Read more
DB Cargo UK appoints new COO and moves senior positions
DB Cargo UK has appointed Neil Ethell as their new Chief Operating Officer. The appointment has precipitated a boardroom shuffle. The company says the move will drive further improvements in its operational performance and customer...Read more
‘Freight belongs on rail!’ campaign launched in London
DB Cargo UK celebrated the official commissioning of their new London terminal by making it the venue for the launch of a major new campaign to encourage modal shift from road to rail. The campaign...Read more
Freightliner takes down electric locos due to high electricity prices
The shocking rise in electricity prices has sparked some rail freight operators into a startling scenario. Electric locomotives are to be stopped and operators will resort to diesel traction instead. This would pose difficult questions...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
Will Glasgow be central to climate change for rail freight?
Last week’s showcase of a bio-fuelled class 66 freight locomotive gave the public a chance to see for themselves how the industry is tackling the challenge of climate change. Will alternative fuels be the long...Read more
Are England’s ports ready for a shift to rail?
The UK government has mandated a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. However, with Britain’s trade largely conducted through the country’s ports and most forwarding undertaken by road, is the maritime industry ready to answer the...Read more
More rail freight operations for HS2 construction
Britain’s high-speed rail project HS2 claims it will take an extra 24,000 heavy goods vehicles off the UK roads. The project builders have opened a new aggregates terminal in rural Buckinghamshire, north of London. The...Read more
DB Cargo UK leases Mossend EuroTerminal to Maritime Intermodal
DB Cargo UK has announced plans to lease its Mossend EuroTerminal rail freight facility near Glasgow to logistics specialists Maritime Intermodal. The transfer takes place on 1 October. The announcement comes just two years after...Read more
DB Cargo UK to invest 2,6 million pounds in new automotive facilities
DB Cargo UK has announced plans to invest in new facilities at its depot in Toton, in the English Midlands, to facilitate the export and import of a new generation of Toyota cars.Read more
UK ministerial ceremony promotes DB’s green fuel initiative
UK rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris has made a fact-finding visit to DB Cargo UK’s Toton Depot in the English Midlands. The government official was on location to see for himself the progress made with hydro-treated...Read more