Timber stakes a new claim on Scottish rails
The concerted return of timber by rail in Scotland has taken further root. Approval has been granted from a local authority to establish a new…
Nurminen puts major exporter on Eurasian tracks
An export train full of sawn timber departed from Kotka, Finland, towards Chongqing, China, last week. Nurminen Logistics set up the train for Versowood, the…
Scotland’s next phase of timber by rail
After successful trials last year involving moving timber trains in Scotland for the first time in over a decade, a new scheme is at the…
500,000 tonnes of timber growth for UK rail freight
A rail freight project which could move over 500,000 tonnes of timber out of Rannoch Forest in the Scottish Highlands has taken a major step…
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…
UK timber trials prepare the way for fresh freight flows
The success of timber train trials in the north of Scotland has raised hopes for more new freight services across the UK. Industry and lobby…
Timber triumphantly returns to Scottish railways after eleven-year break
Trails have successfully begun to move timber by rail in Scotland for the first time in over a decade. The southbound flow originates at Georgemas…
GBRf pitches for Scottish business
The head of a leading rail freight operator in Britain has made its case for more business in Scotland, which would grow the overall market…
Future for UK timber trains in Scotland
There are fresh calls for a more sustainable approach to the timber industry, and a new look at bringing back rail as the prime mover.…