Intermodal dominant but UK needs more, says report
With intermodal accounting for almost half of the rail freight traffic in the UK, more container trains may be the last thing the UK network…
Message from Scotland: a smaller passenger, but bigger freight network
The post-pandemic opportunity for freight has been recognised by Alex Hynes, the managing director of Scotland’s Railway, branded as ScotRail. Hynes was addressing the Scottish…
Despite all odds, rail freight grows in the UK
Despite the pandemic and the Brexit, rail freight in the UK recorded growth of over two per cent in the third quarter of 2020. The…
Network Rail’s Charlene Wallace: ‘We need to be a voice for the future’
There is a great opportunity for freight to assert itself in a way that hasn’t been seen for almost half a century. That was the…
RailFreight Live: a UK special this week
Brexit, railway capacity and freight for freeports in the UK. This week’s RailFreight Live is a dedicated UK edition. With the freight director of the…
New freeports, more funds and infrastructure in the UK
Eight new freeports have been announced for the UK, reaching from Liverpool to Felixstowe, and inland at East Midlands Airport, adjacent to the rail facilities…
Concerns over South Wales’ freight future
A high-level report has cast a shadow over rail freight development in South Wales, just as the railway in the region is undergoing much-needed modernisation.…
UK longer freight trains for longer term growth
A number of UK freight services are temporarily increasing in length and weight in support of the economic recovery after the pandemic. The longest trains,…
Optimism as UK rail freight stages recovery
More than 90 per cent of pre-pandemic rail freight traffic volume is back in operation. That seems like good news for the future says Network…
UK rail freight an incredible, almost heroic, response says minister
Chris Heaton-Harris, rail minster and a member of the UK parliament, has gone on record to praise the efforts of the rail freight industry during…
Back to the future for UK rail freight with steam powered ’66
There is a modern twist on the original power source for the railways. An English company is working to convert the diesel workhorse of the…
UK ends franchising passenger traffic, what does it mean for freight?
The UK government has announced this morning that it will support the passenger network for at least the next 18 months. This means that it…