Network Rail jumps on board with express logistics operator Varamis
The British infrastructure agency Network Rail is claiming a share of the laurels for the successful launch of the country’s first independent dedicated express logistics operator, Varamis Rail. The Doncaster-headquartered company has been quietly building...Read more
Varamis Rail: Britain’s newest freight operator enters high-speed service
Express logistics has moved off the drawing board and on to the rails. Varamis, the independent express logistics operator, has dispatched its first train. Running from Birmingham International to Mossend in Central Scotland, the carrier...Read more
Yorkshire and Scotland linked by new intermodal service
Its official launch was delayed, but a new intermodal service linking Yorkshire and Scotland is successfully underway. The iPort terminal in Doncaster and Mossend International Railfreight Park in Scotland have been connected by a brand...Read more
West of Scotland intermodal cruise connects to the world
The UK arm of global shipping carrier MSC has announced a successful shake down of its new Anglo-Scottish rail service. What is effectively a land cruise for containers, takes traffic between ports and terminals in...Read more
Freight features in Scottish transport review
The Scottish government has opened a twelve-week consultation into its second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2). The comprehensive look at transport requirements for the next twenty years seeks to engage public opinion on all aspects...Read more
After COP26 Scotland hosts Low Carbon Logistics
Hot on the heels of COP26 – although that may be exactly the wrong metaphor – Scotland’s Low Carbon Logistics event starts its three-day run at Mossend rail freight terminal, in Bellshill, just a short...Read more
Scottish terminal to host Low Carbon Logistics conference
Mossend Rail Terminal – in development as Mossend International Railfreight Park – is to host Low Carbon Logistics, a three-day conference claimed to be the first event of its kind in Scotland. The aim is...Read more
Will Glasgow be central to climate change for rail freight?
Last week’s showcase of a bio-fuelled class 66 freight locomotive gave the public a chance to see for themselves how the industry is tackling the challenge of climate change. Will alternative fuels be the long...Read more
DB Cargo UK leases Mossend EuroTerminal to Maritime Intermodal
DB Cargo UK has announced plans to lease its Mossend EuroTerminal rail freight facility near Glasgow to logistics specialists Maritime Intermodal. The transfer takes place on 1 October. The announcement comes just two years after...Read more
New terminals planned in England and Scotland
New freight terminals planned for Scotland and England have had mixed responses from the neighbours. In central Scotland a new proposal occupying part of a former steel works has met fierce opposition from local residents....Read more
New Brexit busting Liverpool – Mossend intermodal services
Partners in sea, ports and rail operations have launched a new service between Liverpool and Scotland, to help break Brexit congestion in the south of the UK. A collaboration between Peter D Stirling at the...Read more
Unusual sight of freight train through centre of Edinburgh
The UK early May Bank Holiday meant engineering works on the West Coast Main Line, but Direct Rail Services kept supplies moving by shifting to the other side of the country. Bi-mode traction was put...Read more