Asda is expanding its use of rail to move containers from Southampton to the North East of England
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DB Schenker is launching its first rail freight service to use High Speed 1, the fast rail link from London to the Channel Tunnel
Rail freight will grow by 3.3 per cent a year over the next 20 years, according to the latest forecast by MDS Transmodal for the Rail Freight Group and Rail Freight Operators Association
Stobart Rail has been working with Rail freight operator Direct Rail Services to trial a service from the Port of Felixstowe to the new Stobart Rail facility at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal
Rail operators have put forward plans for expansion, including a 30 per cent increase in freight tonne kilometres, at the same time as cutting costs by £1.3 billion a year
The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against the UK and France, saying they have failed to implement legislation to open the market for rail services in the Channel Tunnel
The Rail Freight Group has called on transport secretary Philip Hammond to stand firm on his commitment to the High Speed 2 project, arguing that more capacity is needed to move containers on the West Coast Main Line
DB Schenker has opened a new rail freight terminal in Dinazzano, Italy, between Bologna and Modena
The Rail Freight Group is concerned that incentives to encourage mode shift of freight from road to rail – have been axed in the Scottish Government’s Spending Review 2011
The government is failing UK rail businesses because it has gone soft on a key element of European railway liberalisation, the Rail Freight Group has warned
