Topic: Direct Rail Services

Train loads of Ford cars transported every week across UK

UK operator Direct Rail Services has just announced a contract to move new Ford vehicles across England, starting in February. Just like the automotive industry, and with the environment in mind, they will be using...Read more

14-01-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Stobart Pullman hauled by DRS. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

New railway link connects Scotland to south of UK

A new railway service was launched between the UK port of Tilbury and Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port. The first train departed in northern direction on Friday 28 June. It is the first time that the...Read more

01-07-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

ETCS retrofit for UK freight fleet

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

22-12-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Afbeeldingsresultaat voor raihead at Georgemas Georgemas Junction, source: Wikimedia Commons

Tesco to run ‘test train’ at terminal built for nuclear loads

Supermarket Tesco is reportedly planning a test rail freight service using a Scottish intermodal hub built to carry decommissioned nuclear materials. If successful, it could kick-start the interest of other commercial operators in using the...Read more

18-12-2017|1 comment|author: Simon Weedy