Freightliner jumbo trains anniversary
Freightliner’s ‘two for one’ deal has passed the milestone of its first year of operations. The carrier has been running their ‘jumbo’ trains for over twelve months, combining two bulk aggregates trains into one working...Read more
Freightliner’s access all areas fleet helps Scottish exports go by rail
A brand new service will help Scottish producers and manufacturers reach worldwide markets. Saturday saw the first departure of a new intermodal service operated by Freightliner. The train conveys containers from the company’s Coatbridge terminal...Read more
Freightliner takes down electric locos due to high electricity prices
The shocking rise in electricity prices has sparked some rail freight operators into a startling scenario. Electric locomotives are to be stopped and operators will resort to diesel traction instead. This would pose difficult questions...Read more
First inland rail service connecting Liverpool to the English Midlands
Well known in maritime circles, the company of DKT Allseas (part of the Allseas Logistics Group) has announced a new multi-modal extension to complement its trans-oceanic China Xpress container service, successfully launched earlier this year....Read more
Manchester freight facilities benefit from signalling upgrade
Signalling upgrades to Freightliner’s Manchester terminal, and the DB Cargo and GB Railfreight infrastructure at the Trafford Park Euro Terminal are part of what has been called a “once in a generation” overhaul of the...Read more
Global rail freight worth 250 billion dollars and growing
There is significant international optimism that rail freight will play a huge part in the world-wide economic recovery over the next five years. The sector’s economic contribution has been valued at almost 250 billion US...Read more
Freightliner moves extra long freight trains at Southampton and London
Recently completed infrastructure works at Southampton have enabled Freightliner to run new, 775 metre-long intermodal trains for their client DP World. The rail freight operator is also hauling 775m trains from a sister facility at...Read more
UK leaders debate on RailFreight Live: staff, skills, sectors
Challenges face the rail freight industry in meeting the ambitions laid out in the recent Value of Rail Freight report. That was the primary take away from the latest RailFreight Live debate, voiced by industry...Read more
Scottish train driver Heather: rail freight is blooming
Setting off with a consist of intermodal containers and tankers, Heather Waugh is kept busy hauling electric freight up and down the West Coast Main Line. From her base near Glasgow she has seen the...Read more
Freightliner moves aggregates records in the UK
Freightliner UK has moved record tonnages in March, citing the growth in aggregates as the prime reason. The month of March 2021 proved to be a key milestone for American-owned Freightliner UK, and their partner...Read more
UK report offers new appraisal of rail
New research shows rail freight is levelling up Britain’s economy and cutting emissions across the country. The Value of Rail Freight report, from the Rail Delivery Group, says total economic and social benefits of rail...Read more
UK Freightliner goes large for aggregates…again
The UK operator Freightliner, part of the American-owned Genesee & Wyoming corporation, has successfully completed a trial running of another ‘Jumbo’ aggregates service between the Peak District and London for customers Tarmac. At nearly 4000...Read moreGotcha! Freightliner tagged with digital tech
Unexpected item in the marshalling area? The same sort of technology that makes sure your purchases are all accounted for at the supermarket checkout is also being applied to some items that may be a...Read more
Southampton freight project nears completion
A week of closures on the south coast of England will allow completion of a radical upgrade to freight facilities at the Port of Southampton. Between Saturday 13 and Friday 19 February, the line connecting...Read more
Freightliner means beans for Kraft Heinz
UK operator Freightliner has been running trials moving foodstuffs for multinational producer Kraft Heinz. The collaboration supports an initiative to connect west and east coast ports called the Liverpool-Humber Optimisation of Freight Transport (LHOFT). The...Read more
Concerns over South Wales’ freight future
A high-level report has cast a shadow over rail freight development in South Wales, just as the railway in the region is undergoing much-needed modernisation. Representatives of the industry say that if adopted, the report...Read more
UK longer freight trains for longer term growth
A number of UK freight services are temporarily increasing in length and weight in support of the economic recovery after the pandemic. The longest trains, running at 775m, are in-line with the planned ambition to...Read more
Small bridge replacements have big impact across north of England
A programme of bridge replacements have future-proofed reliability on a vital route, connecting from north of Crewe on England’s West Coast Main Line. This is the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe. Two adjacent bridges have...Read more
Optimism as UK rail freight stages recovery
More than 90 per cent of pre-pandemic rail freight traffic volume is back in operation. That seems like good news for the future says Network Rail’s Andy Saunders. The recovery comes despite a thirty per...Read more