Rail Freight
Rising electricity prices force freight back to diesel
Freightliner, one of the UK’s biggest rail freight companies, has begun to mothball its electric locomotives and switch back to diesel trains because of...
Rail Freight
UK Rail freight returns to pre-pandemic levels
The amount of freight moved across the UK’s railway has returned to pre-pandemic levels according to statistics published by the Office of Rail and...
General Interest
New rail-connected freight terminal for Tilbury
Walsh, London’s leading provider of river, road and rail freight solutions, has signed a 20-year agreement with the Port of Tilbury to help to...
General Interest
FM Conway to double its rail freight out of Tilbury
FM Conway expects to double the amount of rail freight between the Port of Tilbury and its Theale facility, with two trains leaving Tilbury...
Company News
Eurotunnel Border Pass set to simplify international freight movements
Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union finally having been reached, ending a long period of uncertainty, Eurotunnel operator GetLink has launched...
General Interest
Major investment in rail freight at Port of Grangemouth
A multimillion-pound investment has been announced in the rail freight offering at the Port of Grangemouth, intended to cement its position as the key...
Company News
DB Cargo tests alternative to diesel fuel
As part of its programme to look for new and innovative ways to power its fleet and decarbonise its operations, DB Cargo UK has...
General Interest
Over 10,000 freight trains ran between Europa and China in 2020
In 2020, over 10,000 trains and 927,000 containers travelled via the China-EU-China, according to China Railways. The volume of traffic grew by 98.3% year-to-year,...
General Interest
Railway reopens after two Cheshire bridges are replaced
The Middlewich branch line in Cheshire has reopened following a £4.5 million project to replace two bridges.The railway was closed for five days so...
General Interest
RAIB reports on derailment of a freight train near Wanstead Park
A new Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report has been released following investigations into the derailment of a freight train near Wanstead Park in...
General Interest
RAIB issues Urgent Safety Advice to freight wagon maintainers
Following the derailment and a fire involving a tanker train at Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, on 26 August 2020, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has...
General Interest
Maritime adds new intermodal rail service
Maritime Transport has introduced a new intermodal rail freight service operating between DP World London Gateway (LGP) and its terminal at East Midlands Gateway...
Company News
Ian Wilson to expand rail freight offering at Forth Ports
Forth Ports, the UK’s third largest ports group that owns and operates eight commercial ports in the UK – Tilbury on the Thames, Dundee...
General Interest
New Tarmac contract for Freightliner
Rail freight operator Freightliner has signed a new contract with Tarmac to haul aggregate from its Tunstead site in Derbyshire as well as its...
Company News
iPort Rail named Business of the Year at Rail Freight Group Awards
The Rail Freight Group held its annual excellence awards event, albeit online this year, hosted by night John Smith, managing director of GB Railfreight...
Company News
Freightliner boosts investment in container terminals
Freightliner and Pentalver, both subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), have made a significant investment in 75 new lifting and handling machines, to be...
General Interest
RAIB reports on a freight train derailment at Willesden High Level Junction on 2019
At around 21:30 on 6 May 2019, a single wagon in a freight train derailed on a curve approaching Willesden High Level junction in...
Company News
Drax Power Station extends contract with GB Railfreight until 2025
Drax Power Station has extended its contract with GB Railfreight (GBRf) to transport supplies of sustainable biomass from UK ports to the North Yorkshire...
