Topic: St Albans

Aerial image of a rail freight terminal as imagined by Segro

Another UK freight terminal, another objection

Another rail freight terminal proposal is coming under fire in the southeast of England. Campaigners in the cathedral city of St Albans have said “no thank you” to plans to convert a former airfield into...Read more

24-03-2023|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

Rail freight resistance in seething St Albans

If Segro, the proposed developers of a redundant airfield, thought their plans to build a rail freight terminal were in the bag, they may have to think again. Despite a string of administrative and legal...Read more

25-01-2023|2 comments|author: Simon Walton

Controversy remains over freight terminal plans near London

The planned conversion of a former strategic military air base into a strategic rail freight terminal seems to have passed the final hurdles to development. However, after decades of opposition, campaigners are still fighting the...Read more

13-07-2022|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

UK’s intermodal terminals on the rise

The UK has a bouquet of intermodal terminals about to blossom. From Scotland to London, several projects are in either planning, development or nearing commissioning. Modal shift to rail is welcomed by environmental policy makers,...Read more

17-08-2020|1 comment|author: Simon Walton