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key hubs GB Railfreight doubles capacity on Felixstowe-Widnes route

GB Railfreight has started a second daily service to Widnes intermodal terminal. The almost inevitable origin is Britain’s biggest intermodal port, Felixstowe. The weekday service…
high economic impact UK rail freight by the numbers

Britain’s infrastructure agency, Network Rail, has put the numbers up for rail freight. According to the agency, rail freight contributes billions to the UK economy…
waste on rail Freightliner’s first waste train reaches Ferrybridge

Styled with a modest lowercase, enfinium, a UK “energy from waste” operator, has received its first waste delivery by train at Ferrybridge. The site in…
possible turnabout Could Royal Mail get back on track?

UK Royal Mail has reacted to the RailFreight.com revelations that it is scrapping its fleet of dedicated mail trains. The UK postal service, which has…
no more mail on rail UK Royal Mail withdraws from rail distribution after 200 years

There is bitter disappointment within the UK rail freight industry on the news that Royal Mail, the flagship postal carrier in the nation, is to…
hidden infrastructure gems UK military site reopened for civilian use

A former UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) railway yard has been returned to active service. The site is at Eastriggs, on the border between Scotland…
Standard solution World’s first claimed for iWagon in UK

VTG Rail UK has claimed a world first for its iWagon technology. The advanced black box technology has been adopted as standard by the UK…
end of an era UK makes the last call for coal

UK operator GB Railfreight has made the last scheduled coal delivery on the British rail network. The load was made to a power station in…
united kingdom Manchester United’s rail freight dilemma

The Euro 2024 tournament is moving to the knock-out stage. At the same time a freight and football knockout contest is kicking off in North…

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new terminals Gascoigne Interchange reaches planning milestone

It takes stamina to jump all the hurdles of the British planning approval system. So, it is justified for any developer to applaud clearing obstacles…
uk Britain in a box – the rise and rise of intermodal

On any given day, there are around seventy intermodal trains on the move in Great Britain. Rail companies, port operators and logistics companies have to…
decarbonisation ONE and Freightliner adopt HVO fuel

After a successful trial, ONE and Freightliner have adopted HVO fuel for rail cargo in the UK. Ocean Network Express (ONE) UK has been working…