Scotland’s Russell Group acquires Freightliner Coatbridge
Glasgow-headquartered Russell Group, also known by variations on the founder’s name, John G. Russell, has bought over the Coatbridge Rail Terminal, currently operated by Freightliner. Insiders have been expecting the move for some time, and...Read more
Freightliner chief says get costs down for sake of environment
Tim Shoveller, the chief executive of Genesee and Wyoming UK and Europe, less tongue twistingly branded as Freightliner, has bemoaned the rising cost of operating rail freight in the face of environmental issues. On the...Read more
‘Brakes, brakes, brakes’ the takeaway from Liverpool Street incident report
The UK Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released its findings after an investigation of a runaway train incident at Liverpool Street Station in London. The non-fatal accident happened in October 2022. It involved a freight...Read more
Freightliner and ONE extend strategic intermodal partnership
Freightliner, the American-owned rail freight and logistics provider in the UK, has announced a new five-year contract with Singapore headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE). The shipping company and the landward logistics provider have been moving...Read more
Freight constrained by HS2 cutback, say industry chiefs
Tim Shoveller, chief executive of Freightliner, has issued a warning. He says HS2 will add to congestion, and not solve it. The cutback version of the high-speed rail network will actually add traffic to the...Read more
UK Freightliner urges government to triple rail freight volumes by 2050
Freightliner, the UK part of American freight and logistics corporation Genesee & Wyoming, says the government in London should set a long-term target to triple rail freight volumes by 2050. The company emphasises that such...Read more
Scottish only female train driver’s fundraiser tops thirty thousand euros
Her heart is not just devoted to Scotland’s railway industry. Heather Waugh is a driver and mentor with Freightliner. She has gained profile as the sole female freight train driver in Scotland. However, Heather is...Read more
South Wales quarry boosts rail freight traffic
It has been over sixty years since passenger services called at Machen, a once important railway hub in South Wales. The settlement was at the junction of two routes, and local goods traffic kept the...Read more
Freightliner fires up five-year freight agreement with The Malcolm Group
Freightliner, the UK rail freight subsidiary of the American corporation Genesee & Wyoming, has committed to a long-term partnership with The Malcolm Group by securing a five-year service contract. The new intermodal service, now a...Read more
Britain’s big winners go the extra mile in the latest official figures
Rail freight moved across Britain’s railway network had its ups and downs in the last quarter – and that’s no reference to the hilly gradients on the line. DCRail and Colas posted record distances travelled...Read more
What’s next for freight’s hydrogen class 66?
Clean Air Power, a UK headquartered clean transport solutions provider, has been working with rail freight operator Freightliner to retrofit a class 66 – the diesel-powered workhorse of the British Rail freight industry. The aim...Read more
DB Cargo UK grounds electric fleet
A negative reaction to Britain’s energy cost crisis has short-circuited the environmental ambitions of another rail freight carrier. This time, it’s DB Cargo UK that has has been forced to sideline an electric traction fleet...Read more
UK Freightliner and Tarmac revive freight connection in West Midlands
There’s a new flow reported between Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry and a former oil terminal site just north of Coventry in the West Midlands. Rail freight operator Freightliner, in collaboration with Tarmac and site occupiers Junction4pallets,...Read more
Freightliner feeds Scotland’s five a day fruit and veg habit
Scotland is known for many things. Kilts, bagpipes and whisky are all things Scottish. Then there is the famous Scottish diet – a stereotype that claims as long as it’s haggis (basically the entrails of...Read more
UK Freightliner has a fertile relationship with potash producer
Freightliner Heavy Haul, the bulk loads division of the well-known UK operator, part of the Genesee and Wyoming corporation, has been celebrating its reinvigorated contract with ICL Group, one of the world’s largest fertiliser producers....Read more
Coup for Freightliner as parent company appoints Tim Shoveller
It is considered a surprise move for the rail freight industry. Genesee and Wyoming, the American headquartered parent company of Freightliner, will soon appoint Tim Shoveller as chief executive officer of its UK/Europe operations. The...Read more
In England a car factory is gone but the railway remains
After two and a half decades of almost compete abandonment, the sidings of the former Leyland Motor Works have found new life, in the burgeoning aggregates industry. Having been built for a Lancashire company, but...Read more
Freightliner and ONE launch first-ever service with GD+ fuel
Rail freight operator Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, and intermodal specialists Ocean Network Express (ONE) have agreed to realise their commitment towards a greener future launching their first-ever rail solution supported by GD+...Read more
Learning from London Liverpool Street runaway
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch says a runaway incident at London’s Liverpool Street demonstrates the importance of drivers checking that their train is correctly secured before leaving it unattended. Moreover, that advice is especially important...Read more