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Network Rail’s first preference is to transport goods by rail. In a bid to minimise road movements Network Rail is to build a 300,000 square...

Tank wagon returns home

A hundred year-old railway tank wagon, originally used to carry shale oil products from oil works in West Lothian, was unveiled by Fiona Hyslop,...

High Speed 1 in trailer test

A moving international rail freight motorway comes a step nearer this summer. Europorte ran a trial lorry trailer service from Antwerp to Barking via the...

Class 071 boosts freight

The last couple of years have seen a revival of freight services in Ireland with regular container services between Ballina and Waterford and Dublin...

Retailers get on track

The Freight Transport Association has praised Britain’s retailers for attempting to move more goods by rail. The FTA’s report, ‘On Track!’ points out the economic...

Rail supporters help put whiskey on the rails

Rail supporters in the north of Scotland are helping whisky distilleries put more of the water of life on the metals. 77 of Scotland’s 99...

Minister for Employment visits Southend Airport

Chris Grayling MP, Minister for Employment, joined local MPs James Duddridge and Mark Francois at London Southend airport to meet new recruits at the...