Topic: United Kingdom

freight stays private No nationalisation for rail freight in UK

Britain’s new government, led by the left-wing Labour Party, has committed to nationalising the railways in Great Britain. There have been nationalisations of Britain’s railways…
possible turnabout Could Royal Mail get back on track?

UK Royal Mail has reacted to the RailFreight.com revelations that it is scrapping its fleet of dedicated mail trains. The UK postal service, which has…
uk Britain in a box – the rise and rise of intermodal

On any given day, there are around seventy intermodal trains on the move in Great Britain. Rail companies, port operators and logistics companies have to…
Colas Rail enters French rail freight market with new subsidiary

Colas Rail, a rail company active in the United Kingdom, can now carry out traction and freight operations in France. This will be possible through…
DFDS and VIIA strengthen intermodal partnership for Turkey-France-UK

French railway operator VIIA and Danish international shipping and logistics company DFDS will collaborate to create a sea-rail corridor connecting Turkey with the United Kingdom.…
UK February rail strikes in effect, what’s there for freight?

After a month of calm, Britain is signalled into a week of renewed strike action on the railways. February started with two strikes, both one…
It’s strike season in the rail industry

Rail workers all over the world have organised and are organising multiple strikes to grab the industry’s attention on the issues they deem more important.…
UK Network Rail chairman to review ‘union connectivity’

Sir Peter Hendy, the chairman of the infrastructure management agency Network Rail, has been appointed by the government in London to examine transport links between…