from road to rail
Tesco keeps shifting to rail
British retail giant Tesco is continuing its modal shift initiative with the introduction of its tenth rail freight service in the United Kingdom. The new…
Maritime goes shopping for Tesco trains
They have been collaborating for thirteen years, but they have finally come out and made it public. In a move they have both called ‘strategic’,…
UK minister endorses Tesco investment in Tilbury freight facilities
The rail minister Wendy Morton, who is also a member of Parliament in the West Midlands, was hosted by her parliamentary colleague Jackie Doyle-Price, the…
Tesco goes to overnight rail at expense of overnight restocking
The UK’s biggest private-sector employer, the supermarket chain Tesco, has stepped up its overnight rail freight capacity, and is now delivering refrigerated produce as well…
Tesco continues to supply supermarkets by train
The largest of the UK supermarket chains, Tesco has extended its rail freight partnership with Direct Rail Services (DRS), the general cargo rail division of…
Tilbury, Tesco and DRS put less CO2 on supermarket shelves
Launching a new reefer intermodal service, the trio of Forth Ports Tilbury, supermarket chain Tesco, and freight operator Direct Rail Services have partnered up to…
British supermarket chain keeps shelves stocked thanks to rail
Tesco, Britain’s biggest grocery retailer says it has beaten supply chain issues by increasing its use of rail freight. The giant retailer has told markets…
Spanish fruits and vegetables on express train to UK supermarket
UK’s supermarket chain Tesco has turned to rail freight for the delivery of fruits and vegetables from the UK. Transfesa Logistics begins this month a…
DB Cargo UK delivers through Channel Tunnel and high-speed line
DB Cargo UK has carried out an operation that has made the books as a first in many ways. It delivered goods for a leading…
Tesco to run ‘test train’ at terminal built for nuclear loads
Supermarket Tesco is reportedly planning a test rail freight service using a Scottish intermodal hub built to carry decommissioned nuclear materials. If successful, it could…