Varamis at the double as the express logistics operator adds to its fleet
Twice as nice. The fledgling all-electric express logistics operator Varamis Rail has doubled the strength of its dedicated fleet overnight from one to two units. As far as founder and live wire Phil Read is...Read more
Carousel Logistics spin right round with Varamis Rail
Carousel Logistics has joined forces with the UK’s first electric-only high-speed rail freight operator to develop a zero-emission cargo route between Birmingham and Glasgow. The partnership was formed in February after Varamis got their service...Read more
Scotland’s Ravenscraig terminal divides people and politicians
Residents of Ravenscraig, a district of Motherwell, southeast of Glasgow, have rallied against a proposed rail freight hub in their community. The plans have been tabled by Russell Group, a local company seeking to expand...Read more
Complex Glasgow bridge replacement gets underway
Shields Road is a long boulevard that connects the south side of the Clyde with Glasgow’s leafy southern suburbs. It does that by way of a Victorian bridge over a selection of busy and critical...Read more
Varamis express logistics operator leaves passenger trains in their wake
UK start-up express logistics operator Varamis Rail has handed down a challenge to passenger operators on the UK’s West Coast Main Line. The company is currently operating five days a week on the Birmingham-Glasgow route...Read more
Scotland’s Carstairs Junction now with enhanced rail freight capacity
After an extensive twelve-week phased closure, Carstairs Junction, on the West Coast Main Line in Scotland, has reopened to all traffic. The closure provided the infrastructure agency Network Rail with an opportunity to invest over...Read more
UK Minister meets rail freight industry
UK’s transport secretary Mark Harper has met the rail freight industry to debate the issues facing the sector and to face his most critical audience. Reform, investment and engagement were all on the agenda. The...Read more
Part of UK West Coast Carstairs junction re-opens today
Routing your intermodal? Scheduling your block train? Take note of the first phase of work to upgrade Carstairs Junction as the critical project’s initial stage nears completion. Following a 16-day closure of the West Coast...Read more
Crucial rail junction in Scotland to close till mid-summer
Carstairs, where the West Coast Main Line branches to both Glasgow and Edinburgh, will close from this weekend for extensive remodelling. Scotland’s Railway, the authority in Scotland that works in partnership with infrastructure agency Network...Read moreNetwork Rail jumps on board with express logistics operator Varamis
The British infrastructure agency Network Rail is claiming a share of the laurels for the successful launch of the country’s first independent dedicated express logistics operator, Varamis Rail. The Doncaster-headquartered company has been quietly building...Read more
No to proposed Scottish rail freight terminal
Plans for a new rail freight terminal just south of Glasgow have been emphatically rejected by the local authority. Logistics operator John G Russell Group had hoped to establish a terminal on the site of...Read moreWest Coast Main Line junction upgrade benefits all kinds of traffic
At the junction of the West Coast Main Line where Anglo-Scottish traffic meets, capacity enhancements are made. The Scottish junction, where traffic for Edinburgh and Glasgow converges, is being upgraded by the infrastructure agency Network...Read more
Scottish city centre freight route safeguarded
Network Rail has committed to renovating a freight route through the centre of Glasgow. The infrastructure agency is to invest in a programme of improvement works set to begin on a bridge that’s key to...Read more
VolkerRail opens new facility in Scotland
To support its projects based in Scotland and the North of England, engineering specialists VolkerRail has expanded its collaboration with infrastructure services provider, SWGR, by opening a new office in its Glasgow delivery centre. VolkerRail...Read more
Orion confirms first high-speed train departure in UK
Orion High Speed Logistics, the parcels and light loads division of Rail Operations Group, has confirmed departure this morning of their much anticipated high-speed service, bringing mass-market parcels traffic back to the British railway scene....Read more
A spark of rail freight at COP26 in Glasgow
A convincing speech advocating rail freight was held by CEO of Lineas Geert Pauwels at the climate summit in Glasgow this Thursday morning. “To achieve the climate targets, rail transport is an indispensable link.” Pauwels...Read more
After COP26 Scotland hosts Low Carbon Logistics
Hot on the heels of COP26 – although that may be exactly the wrong metaphor – Scotland’s Low Carbon Logistics event starts its three-day run at Mossend rail freight terminal, in Bellshill, just a short...Read more
HS2 goes to Glasgow … virtually
Britain’s high-speed rail project is making a renewed effort to emphasise its environmental credentials. They will make an appearance at COP26 in Glasgow. Well, a virtual appearance – which is actually quite environmentally aware of...Read moreVivarail promoting light logistics at COP26
Vivarail, in collaboration with the UK infrastructure management agency Network Rail, is set to run its ground-breaking battery train technology to COP26 in Glasgow in November. The company, which has made the headlines by repurposing...Read more