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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…
Mossend International Railfreight Park ambitions for Scottish logistics
Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) is making significant strides towards becoming Scotland’s first carbon-free rail terminal. Recent developments showcase its growing importance in the logistics…
Storm damaged cross-border West Coast line closed until 6 January
The cross-border West Coast Main Line between Scotland and England has been severed by a landslip following the end-of-year storm that ravaged the south of…
Yorkshire and Scotland linked by new intermodal service
Its official launch was delayed, but a new intermodal service linking Yorkshire and Scotland is successfully underway. The iPort terminal in Doncaster and Mossend International…
West of Scotland intermodal cruise connects to the world
The UK arm of global shipping carrier MSC has announced a successful shake down of its new Anglo-Scottish rail service. What is effectively a land…
After COP26 Scotland hosts Low Carbon Logistics
Hot on the heels of COP26 – although that may be exactly the wrong metaphor – Scotland’s Low Carbon Logistics event starts its three-day run…
Scottish terminal to host Low Carbon Logistics conference
Mossend Rail Terminal – in development as Mossend International Railfreight Park – is to host Low Carbon Logistics, a three-day conference claimed to be the…
Will Glasgow be central to climate change for rail freight?
Last week’s showcase of a bio-fuelled class 66 freight locomotive gave the public a chance to see for themselves how the industry is tackling the…
New terminals planned in England and Scotland
New freight terminals planned for Scotland and England have had mixed responses from the neighbours. In central Scotland a new proposal occupying part of a…
Scottish government chooses freight terminal to launch Green Investment Portfolio
Major freight operating companies convened in the West of Scotland to show off their latest zero-emissions motive power. They joined forces to celebrate the launch…
UK’s intermodal terminals on the rise
The UK has a bouquet of intermodal terminals about to blossom. From Scotland to London, several projects are in either planning, development or nearing commissioning.…
Unusual sight of freight train through centre of Edinburgh
The UK early May Bank Holiday meant engineering works on the West Coast Main Line, but Direct Rail Services kept supplies moving by shifting to…