Rail review must include freight
GB Railfreight has called on the government to include rail freight in its plans for a rail review.
GB Railfreight has called on the government to include rail freight in its plans for a rail review.
The iPort Rail strategic rail freight terminal in Doncaster has been officially opened by the Princess Royal.
Eddie Stobart has launched a train service connecting the Port of Tilbury to Tesco’s site in Daventry, and then Daventry to Mossend, Scotland.
Plans to increase rail freight capacity to and from Felixstowe have taken a step forward after Network Rail got the go-ahead to to build a new bridleway bridge across the Felixstowe branch line.
GB Railfreight is expanding its fleet with a sale and leaseback of ten class 60 locomotives with Beacon Rail.
Rail operator Freightliner has signed a five-year deal with software development specialist 3Squared to use its RailSmart suite of operational software and to collaborate on exclusive future RailSmart developments.
Railway cargo carrier DB Cargo has launched a digital rail services system, myRailportal, using the AX4 logistics platform from Siemens subsidiary AXIT to provide customers with visibility of rail movements.
Rail freight contributes £1.7 billion of economic benefits to the UK, according to a study by the Rail Delivery Group, whose members include Network Rail and the major rail freight companies.
Rail freight operators have prioritised ensuring that track access charges remain sustainable, following the appointment of DB Cargo chief Hans-Georg Werner as chairman of the Rail Delivery Group’s Freight Board.
P&O Ferries aims to increase the capacity at on its Zeebrugge-Teesport route by 25 per cent to create a gateway to Scotland within the next month.