South West England main line secured by huge new sea wall
A notorious pressure point on the British railway network has been secured by a multi-million pound upgrade. Eighty million pounds (93 million euro) has been…
Welsh Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line reopening unlikely
Freight operators in Wales are watching the efforts to reinstate the railway line that directly links Carmarthen and Aberystwyth. The line closed in 1965, but…
Oxfordshire bridge reinstatement: relief in June for diverted freight
Network Rail has been working round the clock for weeks in an intensive effort to restore the collapsed River Thames crossing at Nuneham Viaduct in…
Freightliner feeds Scotland’s five a day fruit and veg habit
Scotland is known for many things. Kilts, bagpipes and whisky are all things Scottish. Then there is the famous Scottish diet – a stereotype that…
Rail freight could spark electric car battery production in SW England
The UK is on the verge of securing a deal to build a multi-billion pound electric car battery factory in Somerset, in the west of…
UK: Now St Albans freight terminal land sale is challenged
The seemingly never ending story of the proposed rail freight terminal near St Albans has taken another twist. The sale of designated “Green Belt” land…
Freight and passengers at the heart of new five-year plan for UK railway
Network Rail has published its 44 billion pound (almost 52 billion euro) five-year plan for the period 2024-2029. The infrastructure agency plans for increased investment…
UK Freightliner has a fertile relationship with potash producer
Freightliner Heavy Haul, the bulk loads division of the well-known UK operator, part of the Genesee and Wyoming corporation, has been celebrating its reinvigorated contract…
Ten million tons moved by rail HS2 and counting
The high-speed rail project HS2 reached the important milestone of moving ten million tonnes of construction materials by rail. The accomplishment is particularly important considering…