Network Rail analysis shows the extent of rail freight operations supporting construction projects in London. Demand from the UK capital dominates the extensive infrastructure portfolio in the country, and rail freight is benefiting to a...Read more
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
Britain’s big blue – the new Lumo branded low-cost express passenger service between Edinburgh and London is on the rails and running. A little help came from the UK rail freight sector. Operator GB Railfreight...Read more
London’s rail freight future has been examined in detail in a new report compiled by Network Rail. Industry forecasts expect robust long-term growth in demand for rail freight services between now and 2043. The summary...Read more
Delivering more than light logistics and parcels to the platforms at King’s Cross, GB Railfreight provided some weekend specials at the historic London terminal. The workings are all part of the huge enhancement project at...Read more
Aggregates movers FM Conway are to run a second weekly flow from Forth Ports Tilbury to their operations base at Theale near Reading. The trains will cut out a convoy of road trucks making a...Read more
Construction company Tarmac has strengthened its relationship with rail freight, building on recent developments in England and Scotland. The wider industry can benefit too, they say.Read more
Household waste from the UK capital is going to a specialist plant near Bristol for processing into energy to feed the national electricity grid. The project is made possible through rail freight industry collaboration and organisation.Read more
A court case on environmental grounds has been dismissed but fresh a fresh challenge has arisen to the viability of the HS2 project. Doubts over future demand could negate the need for a new railway line...Read more
The UK government has alluded to switching priorities on the British railway network. The move would give freight trains a clear path in preference to other traffic, in a way that has not been seen...Read more
Services on the Gospel Oak to Barking line near London are expected to resume tomorrow, 19 February. This line was damaged by a derailed freight wagon. The work is almost complete with all the new...Read more
Network Rail estimates that it could take several weeks to restore services on a crucial north London line, after a derailed freight train badly damaged 2.5 miles (4km) of track and lineside equipment. Over 6000...Read more
Engineers are working round the clock to restore the Barking to Gospel Oak freight and passenger route. London commuters and UK-wide freight operations face their first full week of disruption after a derailment caused extensive...Read more
DCRail, the rail freight operating company that is part of the London based Cappagh Group of Companies, will this week take delivery of the first of four locomotives that will move construction materials to a...Read more
The iconic London skyline gives joy to millions – and it will soon be giving another major boost to the rail freight sector. A new deal between DB Cargo and the Day Group sees the...Read more
