England’s West Midlands rail vision factors in freight
The West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) has unveiled an ambitious 30-year plan that charts the course for the region’s rail development. At its core is…
UK Freightliner and Tarmac revive freight connection in West Midlands
There’s a new flow reported between Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry and a former oil terminal site just north of Coventry in the West Midlands. Rail freight…
Moving UK’s logistics market to high-speed rail
There was added impetus to this week’s conference of stakeholders in Britain’s high-speed rail industry. There was much talk of the recent revelations that the…
UK: West Midlands construction industry can use more rail freight
Greening the construction supply chain in the West Midlands using rail freight requires UK Government backing to unlock significant untapped potential. The region, centred on…
UK’s West Midlands Interchange to be examined by Planning Inspectorate
Plans to build the West Midlands Interchange (WMI), a projected rail freight interchange in South Staffordshire with warehousing and other associated development, is to be…