Huge programme of engineering works in UK
A huge programme of works is planned over the Festive break in the UK. The end of December until the first week in January is the most intense period of maintenance, upgrades and installations. ’Twas the...Read more
UK figures show the end of coal
Coal traffic has all but died out on the rail freight routes of the UK, marking an end to the industrial era that gave birth to the railway age. This was shown by the latest...Read more
Will freight win the UK General Election?
With just a few days to go until what has been called the UK’s Brexit Election, political parties have been called upon to set out their rail freight policies. With an average of one daily...Read more
East Midlands Gateway will be open in early 2020
UK-based logistics company Maritime Transport is getting closer to completion of East Midlands Gateway (EMG), its new intermodal terminal at Castle Donington. The facility will be launched in early 2020. EMG will be able to...Read more
‘Extra capacity HS2 should go to rail freight’
British logistics interest group FTA has called on the UK government to secure the future of HS2 and reassure that capacity released by the high-speed railway project will not be pre-allocated to passenger services. Instead,...Read more
Locomotive for heaviest trains to UK construction firm
DCRail, the rail freight operating company that is part of the London based Cappagh Group of Companies, will this week take delivery of the first of four locomotives that will move construction materials to a...Read more
New UK government urged to prioritise rail freight
The British Rail Freight Group has set out its priorities for the new government and called on all party leaders to include rail freight as part of their transport commitments. With a renewed focus on...Read more
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 moreNorthampton’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