Timber yard planned for Scottish Highlands
The multinational timber processing company West Fraser would like a rail freight terminal at its Highland mill. The company has begun the planning application process.…
A modest Scottish rail freight terminal is an industry pathfinder
It may only make a ripple in national rail freight terms, but the Highland Spring rail terminal, on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, could…
Scottish conference calls for growth and skills in rail freight
The Rail Freight Group conference in Scotland was shadowed by political matters but still produced some important outcomes. The main discussion points concerned rail freight…
UK Rail Partners: Massive modal shift needs massive government action
New research urges the UK government to make much greater efforts to encourage modal shift to rail. The work was commissioned by Rail Partners, the…
Joy over Scottish freight terminal watered down by criticism
There was much fanfare over the long-awaited and much-celebrated opening of the freight terminal at Highland Spring, the water bottling plant in rural Scotland. However,…
Freight flows for Highland Spring water
Despite a tide of challenges, Highland Spring mineral water has finally inaugurated their much-anticipated rail freight facility. The terminal at their headquarters and bottling plant…
Poring over the details of Highland Spring’s water terminal
It has been in the making for over four years, and in the planning for many more years than that: Highland Spring, the iconic Scottish…
First tracks laid to Levenmouth
It may not have quite the profile of HS2, but a short line project in Fife is fast-tracking a community back onto the national network.…
Freight features in Scottish transport review
The Scottish government has opened a twelve-week consultation into its second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2). The comprehensive look at transport requirements for the next…
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…
Company rail connections back in fashion
Growing confidence in the rail freight sector has seen significant development in multi-user rail terminals around the UK. Now, with the agenda shifting towards environmental imperatives, the…
GBRf pitches for Scottish business
The head of a leading rail freight operator in Britain has made its case for more business in Scotland, which would grow the overall market…