Topic: England

Aerial shot of triple headed engineering train on PLessey Viaduct in Northumberland, England, showing a wooded scene over a deep river valley

England-Scotland rail still struggling after bridge damage near Newcastle

The East Coast Main Line, the route of the famous Flying Scotsman, which suffered the effects of the weekend storms that hit the north of the UK, has a new challenge. The line, which also...Read more

12-10-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

seen from infant of the first locomotive a double headed Freightliner Intermodal service under a very blue sky

UK Freightliner unveils range of new intermodal services

Freightliner has stepped up its service portfolio by offering a game-changing twenty-five new services across England, Wales and Scotland. That’s a significant addition to the UK’s roster of around seven hundred daily freight trains. The...Read more

02-10-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Cliff side on Severn Estuary Line with engineers work to nail the cliff in place

Resilience reinforced as Network Rail bolsters Severn Estuary Line

The Severn Estuary route has been fortified against weather-related landslips in a complicated engineering feat undertaken by Network Rail, the UK infrastructure agency. The line connects Newport in Wales with Gloucester in England, and is...Read more

22-08-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

CGI generated general view of the proposed rail freight terminal at West Midlands Interchange, showing intermodal train and trucks with a red over crane in operation

West Midlands Interchange sees Winvic appointed contractors

Winvic Construction, a contractor specialising in large-scale civil engineering and infrastructure projects, has been appointed as the first phase contractor for the West Midlands Interchange (WMI) project. The project, valued at one billion pounds (1.16...Read more

25-07-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Germany and England connected by new direct rail freight service

This week sees a new direct rail freight service launched to connect Cologne with Barking, in the east of Greater London. The new weekly service, with ambitions to rise to a daily train, is operated...Read more

12-06-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Engineers in orange suits install rails at Reading

UK rail links could solve congestion on critical road corridor

New rail links announced between Wales and England are an encouraging step towards easing congestion on the M4 motorway, which parallels the Great Western Mainline (GML). That is the message from Logistics UK, the representative...Read more

17-03-2023|3 comments|author: Simon Walton

Stacks of timber logs piled up awaiting transport

UK Euroforest puts timber on trains and backs rail freight

Trees are not just for Christmas, and neither are timber trains. Euroforest, the UK’s largest independent provider of timber harvesting and marketing services, has entered into a long-term modal shift, facilitating the year-round transport of...Read more

28-12-2022|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

Union Connectivity Review recommends better rail freight links at ports

The UK Union Connectivity Review, published today (Friday 26 November), has recommended improved rail freight at British ports to maximise the economic potential of the government-backed freeport network. The UK government commissioned the Review to...Read more

26-11-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UK report into links between 4 nations favours rail freight

Several rail connections between the four nations of the United Kingdom have been prioritised in the interim report of the UK Union Connectivity Review. These include connections between Scotland and England via the West Coast...Read more

18-03-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Freight figures big in UK Union Connectivity Review

Better connections between the four nations of the UK have been the subject of the UK Union Connectivity Review – an examination of links over the borders of the United Kingdom. Commissioned at the height...Read more

08-01-2021|1 comment|author: Simon Walton