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Scottish oil refinery closure is mixed news for rail freight
Grangemouth. It’s not the prettiest town in Scotland. It is, however, a town that everyone in Scotland knows by name for just one thing: its…
UK strikes: England Deal, Scotland No Deal
There is a breakthrough in the more than two years of damaging strikes across the UK railway network – but not everywhere. A new pay…
declining traffic
Scottish freight raises political concern
Concerns have been voiced in the Scottish Parliament over rail freight performance. The transport spokesman for the main opposition party is concerned by a sharp…
Aggregate terminal to revive Scots line?
The Kincardine Railway has been dormant for more than five years. However, a proposed aggregates terminal would bring regular rail freight traffic back to this…
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.…
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…
Scotland’s Russell Group acquires Freightliner Coatbridge
Glasgow-headquartered Russell Group, also known by variations on the founder’s name, John G. Russell, has bought over the Coatbridge Rail Terminal, currently operated by Freightliner.…
A shorthaul intermodal connection in Scotland might soon be reality
A trial has been held of a sub-fifty mile (80km) intermodal haul in Central Scotland. The revival could connect an intermodal terminal in Paisley, to…
Scottish meeting has politics on the agenda for Rail Freight Group
This week, the rail freight industry in Scotland has the opportunity to air their views in the presence of the senior minister from the Scottish…
Nailed it. Ratho rock restraint lets Scotland’s busiest line reopen
A deteriorating rock face is not the sort of thing you want next to your railway. The wrong kind of boulders on the line is…
Britain’s rail freight in the eye of two winter storms
All rail traffic in the UK and Ireland has been significantly disrupted by a vast Atlantic storm that blew in on Sunday and persisted for…
Sun setting for Scottish oil refinery, but rail freight may see a new dawn
Scotland’s Ineos Grangemouth Oil Refinery, a key player in the nation’s energy landscape, is set to cease operations by 2025, raising concerns about the potential…