Timber yard planned for Scottish Highlands
The multinational timber processing company West Fraser would like a rail freight terminal at its Highland mill. The company has begun the planning application process.…
Maritime goes shopping for Tesco trains
They have been collaborating for thirteen years, but they have finally come out and made it public. In a move they have both called ‘strategic’,…
Opening of Scottish station brings timber traffic several steps closer
The opening of a new railway station in the Scottish Highlands could open the door to new rail freight timber traffic. Improved infrastructure, installed to…
After British Freeports come rail connected Scottish Green Freeports
The mouthful of “Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport”, and the rather easier on the ear “Forth Green Freeport” have been jointly selected by the…
Scottish summer ends in flooding, trains at standstill
Torrential rain brought trains to a standstill in Scotland on Thursday, and submerged at least one main line, cutting of a large swath of the…
Scotland’s North East – is there a chance for a new modal shift?
The Scottish government agency, Transport Scotland, is halfway through a public review of its plans for travel and communications connections between Aberdeen and Inverness. The…
Winter storm disrupts UK rail transport
Black Friday became White Out Saturday, as bargain hunting Britain was battered by Storm Arwen on Friday and Saturday. The railways did not escape the…
Company rail connections back in fashion
Growing confidence in the rail freight sector has seen significant development in multi-user rail terminals around the UK. Now, with the agenda shifting towards environmental imperatives, the…