The UK express logistics boom continues. Independent carrier Varamis Rail has unveiled its fifth train, only weeks after adding a fourth electric multiple unit to its uniform fleet of repurposed passenger trains. Varamis Rail currently...Read more
It’s rare for rail freight to make the mainstream pages of the newspapers, at least for the right reasons. However, the hot topic of express logistics has captured the imagination of the British press, with...Read more
Utilising spare capacity on scheduled passenger services is the business model of Intercity Railfreight. How the company utilises that space, to the benefit of their partners, their customers and their fifteen-year-old company, is to carry...Read more
The UK’s express logistics market by rail may be on the brink of a significant expansion. Varamis Rail, a relatively new player in the industry, has rapidly increased its operations. The company recently acquired its...Read more
The Cross River Partnership, a non-profit organisation dedicated to sustainable urban development, has set sights on Britain’s busiest passenger terminal. The partnership wants to turn Waterloo into a bustling logistics hub for the capital’s future...Read more
Putting premium light loads on rail is not only fast, it’s reliable too, says a long-term operator in the sector. With the logistics industry reawakening to the predictable performance of express transport by rail, Geoff...Read more
Specialist express logistics conveyor InterCity RailFreight has been promoting its low-carbon credentials. They were among several stakeholder groups taking part in the debate on the future of logistics within the context of high-speed rail development...Read more
A multi-million-pound project is underway at Penzance, in the southwest of England. A new stabling and maintenance facility is under construction. When operational, it will allow longer passenger train formations to be serviced locally without...Read more
A Network Rail report casts new light on the capacity of major passenger stations to handle light logistics. A broader return to handling less than wagon load and parcels traffic has been on the agenda...Read more
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
Railfreight operators say they have the solution to Britain’s long-term truck driver shortage. A permanent solution to the supply chain shortfall in drivers would be a radical adjustment to make much more use of rail...Read more
InterCity RailFreight and CrossCountry are to provide vital support to the medical sector across the UK. The long distance passenger train operator CrossCountry, which has the most geographically comprehensive network of all the passenger operators,...Read more
Specialist carrier Rail Operations Group has moved much closer to the launch of its Orion-branded fast freight operation. What used to be called parcels, and is now better described as light logistics, needs a fleet...Read more
Rail could offer the best means of distributing COVID vaccines around the UK. With tens of millions of time-sensitive and difficult to transport doses to be delivered around the entire country, the best long-term solution...Read more
UK ‘on passenger train’ logistics operator Intercity Railfreight has announced expansion of its same-day delivery network. In response to the anticipated need for rapid medical supplies deployment, the company has secured agreements with long distance...Read more
The decrease in passenger traffic due to the pandemic has accelerated several plans for high-value and light goods freight services. Both freight and passenger operators across Europe are bringing projects online, or planning to get...Read more
The UK’s InterCity RailFreight, which puts freight on passenger trains, will soon be delivering sea-caught fish from the south west of coast of England to London’s top restaurants within a few hours.
It is teaming up...Read more