Scottish railway suppliers welcome rail funding for next 5 years
The Railway Industry Association, which represents the supply chain in the sector, has welcomed the overdue funding decisions from the government in Scotland. In the…
London Gateway owners invest in rail infrastructure
The owners of London Gateway have announced a multi-million pound investment in new rail infrastructure at the port terminal. The most visible example will be…
UK February rail strikes in effect, what’s there for freight?
After a month of calm, Britain is signalled into a week of renewed strike action on the railways. February started with two strikes, both one…
HS2 not going to London Euston says report
HS2, Britain’s new high speed rail link, faces a massive blow to the prestige of the project. Reports in the UK claim that the line…
Freightliner and ONE launch first-ever service with GD+ fuel
Rail freight operator Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, and intermodal specialists Ocean Network Express (ONE) have agreed to realise their commitment towards a…
Freight driver sentenced to 8 months imprisonment for causing crash
A driver working for a British freight operator has been given a jail sentence for causing a crash with a passenger train. The accident, almost…
Scottish rail project compromises to accommodate freight potential
Work is underway to reintroduce rail services to an economically disadvantaged corner of Scotland. The primary goal is to bring passenger services to around 50,000…
Rail freight contributes to raising Birmingham’s first HS2 viaduct pier
Britain’s high-speed rail project, HS2, is taking shape in Birmingham. The first bridge pier on the 300 metres long Curzon Viaduct has been topped out…
Rail freight resistance in seething St Albans
If Segro, the proposed developers of a redundant airfield, thought their plans to build a rail freight terminal were in the bag, they may have…