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.…
Russia grows first quarter rail exports to China by 27,5%
Russian rail exports to China have grown by 27,5 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter. In total, Russia exported 9,4 million tonnes of freight…
Build Scotland – England railway for freight and passengers says politician
In the UK, there is growing speculation that the Borders Railway, which currently runs from Edinburgh to Tweedbank in Scotland, may be extended by sixty-six…
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…
Russia increases timber transport subsidies after plummeting year
The timber transport market in Russia faced its most challenging times in 2022, according to Vladimir Putin’s words. The Russian president decided to subsidise the…
UK Euroforest puts timber on trains and backs rail freight
Trees are not just for Christmas, and neither are timber trains. Euroforest, the UK’s largest independent provider of timber harvesting and marketing services, has entered…
Raw timber transport in Finland flourishes despite challenges
VR Transpoint, the logistics branch of Finnish VR Group, saw its timber transport business hitting sky-high numbers in August. The company transported 1,2 million cubic…
Welsh timber working between Aberystwyth and Chirk made permanent
Welsh timber is back on Welsh railways, and this time its here permanently. Following a successful trial in April, Colas Rail has agreed a permanent…
Surprise timber trial takes 800 tonnes off Mid-Wales roads
It has been a while since the seaside university town of Aberystwyth in Mid-Wales has seen a regular freight service. That may be about to…
Seeing the wood for the trees
Another UK timber trial project has seen a flow return to rail freight. A sawmill in Abergavenny in Wales has received its first load of rail-transported…
Nine trains per day to bring wood to Finnish bio-product plant
In Finland, a new concept in the transport of raw timber was born. VR Transpoint will now take care of the transport and loading of…
Further calls for Scotland-England timber traffic
UK timber extraction by rail lags behind European practice, but campaigners propose changes that would help redress the balance. Major reserves on the border between…