London Gateway picks builder for rail terminal
DP World has chosen Balfour Beatty to build a rail terminal at London Gateway, the deep-sea container port and logistics park that is being built on the north bank of the Thames, east of London
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DAF announces Euro 6 engines with common rail
DAF Trucks has unveiled a new generation of commercial vehicle engines ready for the introduction of the Euro 6 emissions legislation which comes into force on 1st January 2014
Radlett rail freight proposal caught in political storm
The £400 million HelioSlough strategic rail freight interchange scheme in Radlett, Hertfordshire is at the centre of a political storm about lobbying
Welcome for rail freight interchange commitment
The Rail Freight Group has welcomed the government’s commitment to rail freight interchanges, as expressed in its National Planning Policy Framework
Felixstowe starts work on new rail terminal
Felixstowe is starting work on the new North Rail Terminal – its third rail terminal and the first designed to handle 30 wagon freight trains
Rail freight operators must cut costs, says government
Transport secretary Justine Greening has warned rail freight operators that they will need to continue to pursue cost savings
Tesco launches rail service to Wales
Tesco has launched a new rail service from its rail enabled distribution centre at Daventry to the Wentloog terminal in South Wales to serve its Magor distribution centre
Scots “pitifully small” rail freight budget
Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of freight which could have switched to rail transport will stay on the roads as a result of the Scottish government’s 62.5 per cent cut in funding for Freight Facilities Grants
HS2 must not distract from rail freight development
The government’s decision to push ahead with a high speed rail line to the Midlands and North West (HS2) got a welcome from the Rail Freight Group and a warning from the Freight Transport Association that it must not be allowed to distract from the needs
New locos for Direct Rail Services
Rail freight operator Direct Rail Services has ordered a fleet of newly designed mixed traffic diesel locomotives for use in its intermodal and passenger train operations