Massive parcel theft from trains in Los Angeles
US rail freight company Union Pacific has highlighted a sharp increase in cargo theft from its trains in Los Angeles County over the past year.…
Soon from London: cargo on passenger trains at speed
Freight moved on passenger trains, at the speed of these trains and to passenger stations. If all goes to plan, this will be a reality…
Inside Eversholt’s Swift light logistics project
Eversholt, the rolling stock leasing company, has released more details of its project to convert redundant passenger units into high-speed light goods trains. The intention…
Codename Swift: tailormade light logistics train takes to the rails
The changing face of rail operations in the UK has taken another step forward. An example of the former high-density commuter passenger electric multiple unit…
Parcels as passengers – the latest UK innovation
All aboard, as long as you are properly labeled and someone is waiting to pick you up at your destination station. The latest light logistics…
Freight and passenger operators team up for medical supply service in UK
InterCity RailFreight and CrossCountry are to provide vital support to the medical sector across the UK. The long distance passenger train operator CrossCountry, which has…
Heathrow line passenger trains converted for fast freight service
Specialist carrier Rail Operations Group has moved much closer to the launch of its Orion-branded fast freight operation. What used to be called parcels, and…
Plans move ahead for Orion light goods
Rail Operations (UK) have revealed their latest ambitions for a Britain-wide, high-speed light goods service. Of all the current plans and existing operations, RO (UK)…
Pandemic promotes growth in passenger load freight
UK ‘on passenger train’ logistics operator Intercity Railfreight has announced expansion of its same-day delivery network. In response to the anticipated need for rapid medical…
The rebirth of the once familiar Red Star service
The decrease in passenger traffic due to the pandemic has accelerated several plans for high-value and light goods freight services. Both freight and passenger operators…
‘Make old railheads serve future freight needs’
Passenger terminals and former smoke-stack sidings provide the clean, green alternative to city-wide congestion. An economical way to answer the needs of modern freight operations…
UK first class delivery: are parcels about to return to sender?
With passenger stock lying idle and services reduced, there is capacity for some ideas to get a trial run on the British rail network. Could…