Topic: London

Biffa liveried class 66 operated by GB Railfreight hauls another waste train

British Biffa bashes on with waste by rail

Biffa, one of the UK’s leading waste management companies, has been collaborating with GB Railfreight since 2018 to move household and commercial waste out of London using rail transport. With the expansion of the London...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

HS2: Another week, another tunnel

HS2 Limited, the company building the high-speed railway between London and Birmingham, has launched the next phase of tunnelling on the enormous infrastructure project. The first of six tunnel boring machines that will dig over...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
Welder at work on the railway with sparks flying

UK August renewals programme benefits freight

Tracks and signalling around Ely will be among the long list of renewals and improvements scheduled from the end of this week in the Great Britain. The traditional late August Bank Holiday (public holiday) weekend...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Plans for a London High Line

Camden is in the market to join the Highline family. Freight operators in London may be at odds with the plan, but a well-organised lobby group would like to see disused tracks reborn as an...Read more
|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

London in terminal incline with new facilities

An infrastructure and construction boom is fuelling the London economy, with subsequent benefits for the rail freight industry. Three new bulk handling facilities are all set to join the roster of terminals located within the...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton