Improve road to improve rail freight says Transport for the North
Freight by road accounts for ninety per cent of all tonnage moved in the North of England, say findings from Transport for the North, the sub-national body responsible for supporting the region’s economic development through...Read more
Last-mile cargo deliveries by bike: it is happening in Italy
InterviewA small city in northern Italy, Saronno, is launching a new idea to make the city greener: last-mile deliveries made by cargobikes. The plan has been devised by Franco Casali, mobility and environment assessor for...Read more
UK’s Holy Grail could be retractable electric supply
A ground-breaking design incorporating retractable overhead electric traction could be the answer that the UK rail freight industry has been waiting for. A collaboration between Swiss-headquartered engineering specialists Furrer and Frey, aggregates company Tarmac, and...Read more
Locotractors to improve rail freight delivery in Lithuania
Lithuanian rail freight operator LG Cargo is planning to add a new type of vehicle to its fleet. It is the locotractor, which provides more efficient shunting operations. With the help of these new units,...Read more