Topic: Freightliner

New fleet for Freightliner UK

Work continues to transform former passenger expresses into sturdy freight work horses. Examples of a tried and tested British electric locomotive design are being given a second lease on life as part of the Freightliner...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Greater capacity most important says UK industry

Rail freight professionals in the UK have overwhelmingly chosen increased network capacity as the primary factor required to enable sustainable growth in the sector. This was concluded in an online poll, conducted by corporate law...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Tech-led solution to freight capacity issues

Dynamic Freight Capacity Management. A mouthful but a better way to schedule available paths. More capacity for rail freight, say specialists in the field 3Squared. An independent industry funding body agrees, and has put cash...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Freightliner not messing about

From critical imports at the busiest ports to refuse removal from the busiest urban locations. The UK operations of Freightliner cover the spectrum of economic activity around the country. Like every operator in the rail...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Government asked to support Scottish terminal

The Scottish government has been asked if it will pledge support from a special development fund to reduce fears of closure at the modern freight terminal in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. The facility handles five daily...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Derailment near Southampton

There is more disruption to UK freight services as a second major derailment within a week brings south coast services to a halt, with an intermodal train off the rails near Southampton. Hard pressed engineers on...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
Freightliner jumbo train, source: Freightliner

Freightliner sets new haulage record in UK

British rail operator Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has successfully hauled a train weighing 4,624 tonnes. It has become the heaviest jumbo train in the UK. The trial transportation of aggregate between...Read more
|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko
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Freightliner and ONE sign partnership

The newly formed Ocean Network Express (ONE) and rail freight provider Freightliner have signed a deal to guarantee capacity on the main intermodal routes in the UK. According to ONE, the agreement realises a modal...Read more
|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen
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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
|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
Image: courtesy Forth Ports

Port of Tilbury unveils new rail freight strategy

The Port of Tilbury, the major trading port gateway for London, has unveiled plans to reinvigorate its entire rail freight infrastructure, including the introduction of regular intermodal services to the Midlands and Scotland. With three rail...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
Image: courtesy of Freightliner

Freightliner UK staff to strike over ‘bullying’ claims

RMT union-affiliated members of staff at Freightliner UK’s Coatbridge Terminal have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute over allegations of bullying and harassment.  The National Executive Committee of the RMT, Britain’s largest specialist transport trade...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Freight engine remembers fallen soldiers

A poignant ceremony has seen a freight engine named in remembrance of 20,000 railway workers who died in the First World War. Freightliner’s 66418 was named ‘Patriot’ in recognition of Armistice Day in the UK...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Weedy