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Road hauliers refute HS2 cancellation boon

Cancelling HS2, Britain’s high-speed railway project, will not necessarily benefit road hauliers, say industry insiders. The announcement by the UK Prime Minister that the project…
Rewrite the rules, don’t rebuild the railway says UK industry leader

The industry leader behind bringing the groundbreaking Class 93 tri-mode locomotive to the UK says it’s time to rewrite the rules, not time to rebuild…
Liverpool rail freight terminal “nationally important”

Another new rail freight terminal could be on the way for the northwest of England. A logistics developer, Tritax Symmetry, has acquired a 221-acre (90…
A modest Scottish rail freight terminal is an industry pathfinder

It may only make a ripple in national rail freight terms, but the Highland Spring rail terminal, on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, could…

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Freightliner fires up five-year freight agreement with The Malcolm Group

Freightliner, the UK rail freight subsidiary of the American corporation Genesee & Wyoming, has committed to a long-term partnership with The Malcolm Group by securing…
Rails imminent as West Midlands Interchange construction begins

Construction has begun at West Midlands Interchange. Oxford Properties Group, a multi-national real estate investor, in collaboration with Logistics Capital Partners (LCP), a logistics developer…
London Waterloo at heart of radical rail freight proposals

The Cross River Partnership, a non-profit organisation dedicated to sustainable urban development, has set sights on Britain’s busiest passenger terminal. The partnership wants to turn…
UK watchdog says Carlisle freight derailment had multiple oversights

Exactly twelve months after the incident that wrecked infrastructure at Petteril Bridge Junction, Carlisle, in northwest England, the national inspectorate has released its final report.…
Digital freight wagon sets out on UK trial

Leasing company VTG Rail UK and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems have introduced Britain to what they call a digital freight wagon. The partners have unveiled an…