Topic: Mendip Rail

Touax delivers 20 brand new hoppers for Mendip Rail

Twenty brand new hoppers built to UK specifications have arrived in the country. This represents the second to last installment of 95 brand new wagons for Mendip Rail, the aggregates specialist in the west of...Read more

04-06-2020|2 comments|author: Simon Walton

Freightliner shows off showroom-fresh ’59 locomotive

The first dedicated class 59 locomotive of Freightliner has been spotted, sporting its new G&W livery. It demonstrates the continuing partnership of the railway company with Mendip Rail, just as construction materials continue to flow....Read more

25-05-2020|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

Freightliner jumbo train, source: Freightliner

Freightliner sets new haulage record in UK

British rail operator Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has successfully hauled a train weighing 4,624 tonnes. It has become the heaviest jumbo train in the UK. The trial transportation of aggregate between...Read more

05-08-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Touax Hopper wagon for Mendip Rail, source: Touax

Touax orders 95 freight wagons for Mendip Rail

French leasing company Touax has concluded an agreement with Greenbrier Europe for a new batch of freight wagons. The rolling stock manufacturer will supply 55 new open wagons and 40 new hoppers. Touax, for its...Read more

31-07-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko