Developers Positive Traction have successfully completed trials with their prototype electric shunter, rebuilt from a successful diesel design dating back to the 1930s. Their first-of-a-kind…
The UK Budget, delivered today (30 October), was a series of firsts. It was the first by the new government, elected just over three months…
The London Olympics of 2012 is still developing, and rail freight is the last medal winner. The UK infrastructure agency Network Rail has been given…
The West Midlands Interchange, a designated Strategic Rail Freight Interchange attached to a vast logistics park, is currently in the preliminary construction phase. That, however,…
A UK government department has taken the unusual step of issuing an official “Urgent Safety Advice” following the derailment of an aggregates train in Manchester…
The modal shift incentive at the Port of Southampton has contributed to improvements in intermodal cargo handling numbers. The operators of the Solent Rail Terminal…
A final legal challenge to a proposed rail freight terminal, sited north of London, has been refused. A long-running campaign, based on the legality of…
DB Cargo UK and DB Cargo Polska are set to collaborate on a wagon refurbishment programme. The project is supporting operations in the UK. The…
It may not be the biggest oil terminal in Britain, but it is the only oil terminal in the northwest county of Cumbria. The Dalston…
A far-reaching restructuring programme by DB Cargo UK has seen the rail freight carrier write down a significant part of its railway assets. However, the…
The controversial plan by Manchester United Football Club to annex a rail freight terminal may just have taken a step towards an amicable outcome. The…
Britain’s official crash scene investigators, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), has formally declared its interests in the recent freight derailment in Manchester. The RAIB…