Britain’s intermodal traffic boxed in by container concerns
Disruptions to the international supply chain have put container traffic in a spin. Racking up storage fees may be welcome income for port operators, but only while sufficient capacity exists. With intermodal accounting for nearly...Read more
New rail destination from the Port of Felixstowe
A new daily rail service has been introduced at Hutchison Ports, at the port of Felixstowe. The new connection from the UK’s largest container port, runs to Maritime Transport’s newly opened East Midlands Gateway. The new...Read more
New service Port of Felixstowe-Doncaster
A new destination has been added to the range of intermodal rail connections available from the Port of Felixstowe. The new service, operated by GB Railfreight, links the UK’s largest container port with iPort Rail...Read more
New rail freight line Port of Felixstowe – UK Midlands
A new intermodal rail freight service connecting the Port of Felixstowe with the Birch Coppice terminal in the Midlands has been launched by GB Railfreight. The first locomotive on the service left Birch Coppice at 14:14...Read more
Freightliner builds new maintenance facility in Ipswich
Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), is planning to build a new maintenance and fuelling facility at its existing Ipswich freight yard in the UK. Railroad locomotives and wagons will be able...Read more
Construction extra line Felixstowe branche to commence
Network Rail engineers have installed 2,300 sleepers along with ballast, the stones that form the track bed, in preparation of the construction of an additional line on the Felixstowe branche, the vital railway line connecting...Read moreNew bridge across Felixstowe branch line to allow more freight trains
Network Rail has secured permission to build a new bridleway bridge across the Felixstowe branch line, replacing six pedestrian level crossings in the area. The crucial line is currently undergoing upgrade works to allow for...Read moreUpgrade works Felixstowe branche to start in April
Important engineering works to upgrade UK’s Felixstowe branche are set to begin in the weekend of 7 April 2018, allowing up to ten additional freight trains per day in each direction to and from the...Read more
Felixstowe first UK port to carry one million TEU by rail in a year
The Port of Felixstowe on England’s east coast has become the first port in the UK to handle more than one million TEUs by rail in a single year. The millionth unit was unloaded onto...Read more