Topic: Royal Mail

UK Royal Mail to double its cross-border rail services

Royal Mail, the British postal service, is to double its daily rail logistics operation between England and Scotland, making its Shieldmuir depot in Motherwell near Glasgow busier than ever in this century. The announcement of...Read more

12-05-2022|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Orion confirms first high-speed train departure in UK

Orion High Speed Logistics, the parcels and light loads division of Rail Operations Group, has confirmed departure this morning of their much anticipated high-speed service, bringing mass-market parcels traffic back to the British railway scene....Read more

23-11-2021|8 comments|author: Simon Walton

Will Orion be the first star in a constellation of new carriers

The light logistics sector is rife with speculation that a raft of projects are on the brink of entering into revenue earning service. The chatter is that Anglo-Scottish services could be the first to get...Read more

23-11-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Heathrow line passenger trains converted for fast freight service

Specialist carrier Rail Operations Group has moved much closer to the launch of its Orion-branded fast freight operation. What used to be called parcels, and is now better described as light logistics, needs a fleet...Read more

02-03-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

You’ve Got Rail: parcels depot for DIRFT

Royal Mail, the postal service for the UK, is building a huge new parcels and light logistics hub within DIRFT – Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal. The hub within Midlands’ rail freight and distribution centre...Read more

09-02-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton