A trial has been held of a sub-fifty mile (80km) intermodal haul in Central Scotland. The revival could connect an intermodal terminal in Paisley, to the west of Glasgow, with the rail freight terminal at...Read more
This week, the rail freight industry in Scotland has the opportunity to air their views in the presence of the senior minister from the Scottish Government. The Rail Freight Group Scottish Conference will be addressed...Read more
A deteriorating rock face is not the sort of thing you want next to your railway. The wrong kind of boulders on the line is no laughing matter. So, for the past week, a remedial...Read more
All rail traffic in the UK and Ireland has been significantly disrupted by a vast Atlantic storm that blew in on Sunday and persisted for much of Monday. That’s the good news. The bad news...Read more
Scotland’s Ineos Grangemouth Oil Refinery, a key player in the nation’s energy landscape, is set to cease operations by 2025, raising concerns about the potential impact on rail freight traffic and the regional economy. Regular...Read more
The rich red granite that runs through the Lanarkshire hills of Scotland is the feedstock for Cloburn Quarry. That distinctive stone has found uses throughout Scotland, the rest of the UK, and Europe. Best of...Read more
It may only make a ripple in national rail freight terms, but the Highland Spring rail terminal, on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, could open the tap on a flood of freight developments. It...Read more
The East Coast Main Line, the route of the famous Flying Scotsman, which suffered the effects of the weekend storms that hit the north of the UK, has a new challenge. The line, which also...Read more
The weekend of 7-8 October witnessed severe weather conditions wreaking havoc on rail services in the northern half of Britain, effectively isolating Scotland from England. Both the East Coast and West Coast main lines were...Read more
Freightliner has stepped up its service portfolio by offering a game-changing twenty-five new services across England, Wales and Scotland. That’s a significant addition to the UK’s roster of around seven hundred daily freight trains. The...Read more
Leaf-clearing trains are being deployed across Scotland this Autumn, with the technology to give leaves the cold shoulder. A blend of cutting-edge technology and specialised trains are on the tracks to ensure the network doesn’t...Read more
Scotland’s Transport Minister, Fiona Hyslop, has installed a ceremonial final Pandrol clip to mark completion of track laying on the Levenmouth Rail Link project in Scotland. Completion of track installation marks a significant milestone on...Read more
Residents of Ravenscraig, a district of Motherwell, southeast of Glasgow, have rallied against a proposed rail freight hub in their community. The plans have been tabled by Russell Group, a local company seeking to expand...Read more
Shields Road is a long boulevard that connects the south side of the Clyde with Glasgow’s leafy southern suburbs. It does that by way of a Victorian bridge over a selection of busy and critical...Read more
The latest plan for Scotland’s Railway, published in collaboration with Network Rail, is a bid to create a safer, greener, and more reliable railway. The ambitious 4.2 billion pound (4.9 billion euro) five-year plan sets...Read more
Scotland is known for many things. Kilts, bagpipes and whisky are all things Scottish. Then there is the famous Scottish diet – a stereotype that claims as long as it’s haggis (basically the entrails of...Read more
Decarbonising transport must be a primary objective to reach Scotland’s stringent climate target goals. The government in Edinburgh has set the deadline five years earlier than the rest of the UK, with a net-zero target...Read more
Routing your intermodal? Scheduling your block train? Take note of the first phase of work to upgrade Carstairs Junction as the critical project’s initial stage nears completion. Following a 16-day closure of the West Coast...Read more
The opening of a new railway station in the Scottish Highlands could open the door to new rail freight timber traffic. Improved infrastructure, installed to support the opening of Dalcross Inverness Airport station, has helped...Read more
The Railway Industry Association, which represents the supply chain in the sector, has welcomed the overdue funding decisions from the government in Scotland. In the last week, publication has finally been made of the the...Read more
Companies within the Scottish rail industry supply chain have committed to recruiting five per cent of their workforce as apprentices, providing the right government support is in place. The challenge has been laid down by...Read more