Improved rail capacity is needed to support the development of freeports in the north of England. This was the message to the UK minister of rail by member of parliament for Cleethorpes and Immingham, Martin...Read more
The latest UK service from Xi’an to the port of Immingham will become available for eastbound services. This was reported by Bahnoperator, the company providing railway traction on the European part of the journey. The...Read more
An abandoned steel works site and a long disused rail terminal have finally been brought back to commercial life. GB Railfreight and a consortium of business interests have collaborated to bring operations back to Stanton...Read more
A new sea-rail combined transport line has been opened between Xi’an and the UK port of Immingham. The rail leg covers the westbound journey up till Kaliningrad, where the cargo continues by vessel to the...Read more
Despite historical links going back a millennia, Britain has been slow to engage with the New Silk Road. Continental Europe has forged ahead, with dozens of trains every week linking ports and terminals all the...Read more
Sustainable energy generator Drax and rail operator DB Cargo UK have signed a new, five-year deal for the conveyancing of biomass. This will be the supply to fire the Drax power station in Selby, Yorkshire....Read more
A weekend landslip has closed lines through the Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe, in the north east of England. Freight rolls on, including steel from the local plant and biomass fuel trains from the nearby port...Read more
