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
No rail tax increase in the UK
The UK government has decided to keep red diesel taxation at its current levels. Moreover, it decided not to remove the red diesel status for ancillary equipment. According to the freight and logistics interest group...Read moreNext decade of UK railway systems awarded
Network Rail has revealed who is to deliver the next decade of rail systems in Scotland and the south of England. The contracts include “anything needed to make the rail system work including track, points,...Read moreMidlands Rail Hub to create 36 extra freight paths
The railway network of the Midlands could carry 22 billion British pounds (24.7 billion Euros) worth of goods every year if the current infrastructure is upgraded. This was concluded in a report of Midlands Connect...Read more
New rail freight apprentice opportunities
In the UK, an international freight forwarding apprenticeship is currently being developed. Moreover, the British infrastructure manager Network Rail announced it is seeking to recruit seven engineers of the future from Wales and Borders to...Read more