iPort Rail storms ahead despite flooding or Brexit
It was just another day at the office for Managing Director Steve Freeman. While the rest of South Yorkshire mopped up after a night of flooding, iPort Rail flowed on regardless, with dozens of multi-modal...Read more
Making short haul freight pay dividends
Moving bulk tonnage over long distances has become the mainstay of modern rail freight, but one company has found a profitable niche in more traditional shorter trips. That is good for congestion, the environment and...Read more
Northern England railway line safeguarded from edging slope
A steep railway cutting that was edging slowly towards the Settle-Carlisle railway line in Northern England has been strengthened by infrastructure manager Network Rail. The company invested 1.2 million UK pounds to make sure that...Read more
UK rail network faces post-Brexit shake up
The UK rail franchise model is to have an overhaul as radical as the change from steam to diesel traction. The news from the Palace of Westminster was a surprise, but only in the timing...Read more
‘UK not serious about New Silk Road’
The UK is too distracted by European relations to take full advantage of overland trade opportunities. This was said by Henry Tillman, a London based Belt and Road specialist. “The British are currently failing to...Read more
Northampton’s Rail Freight Interchange gets green light
The UK development project called the Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange has been approved by the Secretary of State for Transport. Development consent has been given for the interchange itself, but also for the landscaping,...Read more
Network Rail Commits to UK Freight
Although the rail system in the UK is mainly designed to serve passenger train operating companies, infrastructure operator Network Rail has restated its commitment to the freight sector, just as environmental issues and climate change...Read more
15 million to secure rail and road to UK ports after Brexit
The UK government has allocated a 15 million GBP fund for the development of projects that boost road and rail links to the main ports in the country, in preparation for Brexit. It wants to...Read more
EU injects 7 million in rail-road terminal Calais
The European Union has granted a fund of just over 7 million Euros for the construction of a new rail-road terminal in the vicinity of Calais, the most important logistics hub between the United Kingdom...Read more
Rail Freight Group: ‘UK rail freight could grow much more’
The British rail freight industry could grow more than what is currently projected. Among others, more public funding and support policies could encourage increased private investment. This was the conclusion of a new report by...Read more
UK tenders for ‘medical train’ to beat Brexit impact
The British government has tendered a 25 million pounds (27 million euros) contract to move urgent medical supplies around the UK by train in the aftermath of Brexit. This ‘medical train’ should transport small medical...Read more
Freightliner sets new haulage record in UK
British rail operator Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has successfully hauled a train weighing 4,624 tonnes. It has become the heaviest jumbo train in the UK. The trial transportation of aggregate between...Read more
Touax orders 95 freight wagons for Mendip Rail
French leasing company Touax has concluded an agreement with Greenbrier Europe for a new batch of freight wagons. The rolling stock manufacturer will supply 55 new open wagons and 40 new hoppers. Touax, for its...Read more
New railway link connects Scotland to south of UK
A new railway service was launched between the UK port of Tilbury and Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port. The first train departed in northern direction on Friday 28 June. It is the first time that the...Read more
Flooded railway line in UK’s Midlands reopened
The UK railway line between Corby, Oakham and Melton Mowbray has been reopened, after a four-day closure due to floods. On Thursday 13 June a landslip and flooding hit the railway line. As no trains...Read moreBrexit impacts UK intermodal activity in 2019
Domestic intermodal activity in the UK is expected to witness a decline this year due to uncertainty related to the Brexit. “While 2018 saw a notable growth in domestic bulk and semi-bulk rail freight, sentiment...Read more