Network Rail plan to unblock Channel Tunnel freight traffic
Network Rail is proposing to adapt the line from Folkestone to Wembley in north London, via Ashford and Maidstone in Kent, at a surprisingly low…
Cologne-Barking rail freight service suspended shortly after inauguration
The recently inaugurated direct rail freight service connecting the city of Cologne, in the industrial heart of Germany, to the international commercial trading terminal of…
Germany and England connected by new direct rail freight service
This week sees a new direct rail freight service launched to connect Cologne with Barking, in the east of Greater London. The new weekly service,…
Silk Road exit down to UK Brexit?
Not a week goes by without a European announcement of advances on the Silk Road. Where though are the announcements from the UK? The small…
DB Cargo UK welcomes metal to Barking in London
The metal recycling and waste management specialist Ward has opened a new rail-connected metal processing site at DB Cargo UK’s site at Barking in East…
London laid waste by GBRf and Biffa
Rail freight operator GBRf, and their Industrail waste management partners Biffa have joined forces to clean up the capital. The two companies have collaborated on…
DB Cargo to get Brexit beating customs terminal in London
UK government funding will allow DB Cargo UK to set up a dedicated customs approval area within their terminal at Barking in the east of…
Major London derailment caused by track rot, says report
A failure to repair infrastructure seems to be the main cause of the derailment in London in January this year. This is the conclusion of…
Valentine’s Day love for Barking derailment
Network Rail has said that work to reinstate the Barking – Gospel Oak line in London is progressing very well and there is hope for…
Barking derailment under RAIB investigation
With the busy north London Barking to Gospel Oak line still out of action, questions still remain unanswered as to the cause of the incident,…
Re-railing Britain after the derailments
Two major freight derailments hit the UK network in January. Trains came off at Barking in London and Eastleigh on the south coast. You can…
UK derailments update: Eastleigh days, Barking weeks
Southampton and London are off the rails. Two significant freight derailments have hit UK operations in the last week of January. Both have blocked vital…