HS2 launches 3rd London TBM and commits to zero road trucks
Britain’s high-speed rail project HS2 is all set for a third tunnel dig in London. The huge civil engineering project, initially building a new railway line between London and Birmingham, will run under the streets...Read more
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
New aggregates terminal on the horizon for London
The former coal handling yard at Plumstead in south east London has been acquired by DCRail. The freight operating company is part of the construction and civil engineering Cappagh Group of Companies, responsible for moving...Read more
HS2 not going to London Euston says report
HS2, Britain’s new high speed rail link, faces a massive blow to the prestige of the project. Reports in the UK claim that the line will no longer reach Euston in central London and will...Read more
London Liverpool Street runaway alarms safety watchdog
An engineering train working on London’s Liverpool Street terminus was involved in a runaway incident early in October. The safety watchdog, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, has been alarmed by the incident. Initial reports say...Read more
Coca Cola bottler to put 2.5 million cans and bottles on the train per day
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, is making the switch from road to rail for the distribution of the soft drinks to warehouse locations across London and Yorkshire. In partnership with Maritime...Read more
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
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
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
UK rail freight traffic benefits from construction projects
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
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
Rail freight to the rescue to deliver new passenger fleet
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 profile needs adjustments to cope with demand
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
GB Railfreight works on King’s Cross upgrade
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
Conway loads up Tilbury aggregates trains
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
Tarmac affirms UK construction industry commitment to rail
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
From South Waste London to South Waste England
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
Is HS2 jeopardised by coronavirus?
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
Priority pathing for UK freight movements
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