The latest quarterly freight figures have some pleasing headlines. However, beyond the standfirst of growth in domestic intermodal and an upturn in biomass movements, there’s a less rosy picture in the big ticket items of...Read more
Whatever else may be negatively affecting the UK economy, the country is doing its best to build back better. Whatever catchphrase may be uttered by the politicians of the day, they all point to one...Read more
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is launching an investigation into services in Wales. They say there is persistently poor punctuality and reliability, affecting both freight and passenger trains within the Network Rail Wales...Read more
Rail freight moved across Britain’s railway network had its ups and downs in the last quarter – and that’s no reference to the hilly gradients on the line. DCRail and Colas posted record distances travelled...Read more
In its quarterly review, the Office of Rail and Road has revealed statistics highlighting the impact of the UK’s economic position on freight rail usage and performance from January to March 2023. The data indicates...Read more
A leaked report has said there is not enough money to do more than make do and mend for the next five years, and Britain will have to live with a rising tide of unplanned...Read more
A driver working for a British freight operator has been given a jail sentence for causing a crash with a passenger train. The accident, almost two years ago and during lockdown procedures, resulted in a...Read more
A British academic is warning that this week could be disastrous for rail freight in the UK. The first week in January is normally quiet on the British railway scene, but this one will be...Read more
The latest figures from the Office of Rail and Road say that the long-running disputes in the railway industry have affected the volumes and performance in the rail freight sector. This comes despite the sector...Read more
A long-standing dispute between passenger and freight operators, over access to a line between North Wales and The Wirral Penisula in England, has been resolved by the Office of Rail and Road. A ruling means...Read more
UK national freight performance is at its lowest point for the last five years. That is the finding of the UK industry regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, in their report on Network Rail,...Read more
UK electric hauled freight has shown little change over the past ten years. That’s according to new figures just released by the Office of Rail and Road, the government-appointed independent watchdog. In terms of weight...Read more
The Office of Rail and Road expects very much more of the same. The switch over of responsibilities from the outgoing Network Rail to the incoming Great British Railways should be seamless and not interrupt...Read more
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the autonomous government safety and performance watchdog, has assessed Network Rail Scotland as part of a nationwide review. The annual report card is not good reading for the...Read more
The latest set of statistics from the UK office of Rail and Road paint a rosy picture of rail freight recovery from the pandemic. However, the pandemic does skew the statistics and longer term trends...Read more
The UK infrastructure agency, Network Rail, has been fined 1.4 million pounds (1.65 million euro) following serious safety failings. The regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, brought the prosecution following life-changing injuries to an...Read more
A dispute over track access rights has put the brakes on both passenger and freight development on a line connecting North Wales and Merseyside. Local campaigners and politicians say it is a blight on economic...Read more
Despite everything in the world, the rail freight sector remains robust. That may be the best interpretation of the latest rail freight figures, which show some statistically significant swings, but offer no clear picture on...Read more
Official figures from the Office of Rail and Road point to a recovery in the rail freight sector. The latest quarterly statistics show traffic has recovered to levels seen before the onset of the pandemic....Read more
Rail freight moved across Britain’s railway has returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the Office of Rail and Road, the UK government’s accredited primary provider of railway industry official statistics. However, whether those statistics can...Read more
There is always room for improvement. That is the note on a sheaf of end-of-term report card on the UK rail network. Both the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the Rail Safety and...Read more
