Solent Stevedores recognised by UK freight industry award
Solent Stevedores has been named Business of the Year by a panel of industry peers at the annual Rail Freight Group (RFG) Awards. The Gloucestershire…
Irish Rail will test hydrogen-powered freight locomotive without fuel cells
Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, the Irish national railway company, will start tests on a freight locomotive retrofitted with a specialised internal combustion engine (ICE) hydrogen…
England’s West Midlands rail vision factors in freight
The West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) has unveiled an ambitious 30-year plan that charts the course for the region’s rail development. At its core is…
UK innovators take an informed look at the future of freight
Railway technology specialists 3Squared have gathered insight from the rail freight industry to help unlock the potential to transform freight operations. The Sheffield-based organisation has…
Carousel Logistics spin right round with Varamis Rail
Carousel Logistics has joined forces with the UK’s first electric-only high-speed rail freight operator to develop a zero-emission cargo route between Birmingham and Glasgow. The…
UK Rail Minister Huw Merriman applauds innovation at WH Davis
A boost for UK rail freight and manufacturing. That was the conclusion of a ministerial visit last week to the only independent freight rolling stock…
Davies Turner sets up eastbound UK to China rail service
UK logistics and freight forwarding company Davies Turner has announced the inauguration of a pioneering eastbound consol container service. It marks a significant milestone in…
HS2 goes underground but avoids the jam by taking the freight train
You’re building a railway under London. You need 83,000 prefabricated tunnel wall segments. Your factory is in Hartlepool, 250 miles (400km) north of Old Oak…
UK Network connection made with Northampton freight terminal
Railway engineers have successfully concluded the crucial phase of connecting a major new rail freight interchange to the West Coast Main Line at Northampton. The…