Although rail freight is growing it has struggled to keep up with the overall rise in transport activity, but, says Malory Davies, there is now the promise of more access for bigger loads at lower cost.
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The Channel Tunnel was supposed to be a key factor in the revitalisation of the rail freight industry in the UK by opening up opportunities to run fast train services right across Europe.
TDG’s chief executive has gone from logistics newcomer to veteran in just seven years. Now he is using that experience to set the group on a new growth route. Malory Davies reports.
The Office of Rail Regulation has told the government that there is a strong possibility that final charges will be below current levels in its advice on track access charges.
With land values continuing to rise and labour becoming more expensive and harder to find, will 2007 herald a golden age for warehouse automation? James Falkner reports.
Suitable land for the development of big sheds in the Midlands is as rare as hen’s teeth but like all generalisations that depends on how you look at it.
Hundreds of residents rejoiced after controversial plans to build a rail freight terminal on the former Radlett Aerodrome just outside St Albans were rejected, according to the report in the “St Albans Observer” last month.
Is there really a lack of land for distribution warehousing in the Midlands? Liza Helps investigates.
