Record fine after child dies at UK freight terminal
WH Malcolm Limited has been fined 6,5 million pounds (7,7 million euros) after being found guilty of negligence over the death of an eleven-year-old boy in 2017. The case comes to light just as the...Read more
UK DIRFT terminal undergoes largest expansion phase
Britain’s biggest inland intermodal terminal is swiftly moving to the largest stage of its development. Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) is in the middle of its third phase, which will see the terminal move...Read more
You’ve Got Rail: parcels depot for DIRFT
Royal Mail, the postal service for the UK, is building a huge new parcels and light logistics hub within DIRFT – Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal. The hub within Midlands’ rail freight and distribution centre...Read more
Opposition still strong to rail freight terminal in English Midlands
Proposals for a new rail freight terminal within what the industry regards as the ‘Golden Triangle’ of the English Midlands, continue to meet with stiff local opposition. Developers want to build a huge logistics park...Read more
UK rail freight an incredible, almost heroic, response says minister
Chris Heaton-Harris, rail minster and a member of the UK parliament, has gone on record to praise the efforts of the rail freight industry during the current pandemic. The government minister was remotely addressing last...Read more
Rail freight key to regional decarbonisation plans
England’s Economic Heartland expects significant growth in the arc between Oxford and Cambridge, but wants rail freight to help. It could limit congestion and reduce heavy goods vehicle traffic by realising its full potential for...Read more