50th anniversary
Drax, model power station, going for gold
A golden train for a golden anniversary. Drax power station complex in Yorkshire, England, is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. Once powered by black gold –…
Green transport all the way
Biomass by HVO to UK’s Drax power station
British freight carrier DB Cargo UK has been an early adopter of alternative fuels. With their large fleet of diesel locomotives, that may well have…
Biomass on rail
GB Railfreight’s 10,000 trains to Drax
The UK has spent 4 July gripped in a general election. However, at least one part of the rail freight industry earned a vote of…
North of England freight route rebuild will heavily impact road traffic
Network Rail, the national infrastructure agency for Great Britain, plans to replace the Castleton Bridge this Autumn. That is earlier than usual notice, but this…
With a fleet of new wagons, Drax remains Britain’s ‘biomassive’
British manufacturer WH Davis is supplying a fleet of thirty new biomass wagons for the Drax power station complex. The former coal-fired generating station, which…
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…
UK Transport for the North consultation voices freight issues
The public consultation of Transport for the North’s (TfN) Strategic Transport Plan has closed, with hundreds of comments received during the twelve-week engagement. Responses will…
Rail freight key to Port of Tyne and Drax renewable energy partnership
The UK journey towards sustainable energy growth is a little further down the line. The Port of Tyne, serving the Newcastle area on the north-east…
Davis Wagon Services and Drax remain a power couple after ten years
Davis Wagon Services, a provider of maintenance solutions to the rail freight industry in the UK, has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its maintenance management…
British power generator Drax orders new WH Davis biomass fleet
Drax, the UK’s biggest generator of renewable electricity, is expanding its rail fleet, with an order for UK built rolling stock. The iconic cooling towers…
Power generator backs rail freight generating lobby
The UK’s leading producer of renewable energy has thrown its weight behind the ‘Freight Belongs on Rail’ campaign, championed by Doncaster-based DB Cargo UK. The…
Freightliner takes down electric locos due to high electricity prices
The shocking rise in electricity prices has sparked some rail freight operators into a startling scenario. Electric locomotives are to be stopped and operators will…