DP WORLD in the UK today announces that its two deep-water ports at Southampton and London Gateway have become the first in the country capable of handling Freightliner’s new 775 metre intermodal container trains – further cementing the critical role of the smart logistics hubs in Britain’s international supply chain…. Read more »
PD Ports boosts Scottish rail freight service to support customer demand
PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport, the fifth largest port in the UK and the only major port in England to handle more exports than imports, has expanded its rail freight network to include a new connection at Elderslie, West Central Scotland. This route is an extension of… Read more »
GB Railfreight open new Peterborough office to kickstart next chapter
GB Railfreight officially opened their new office this week, in a move marking the next phase for the ever-growing transport company. The official opening marks a new chapter in the story of GBRf. Founded in 1999, the 22-year-old company has been going from strength to strength in recent years, even… Read more »
GB Railfreight receives new wagons from VTG as it looks to expand its intermodal business
GB Railfreight officially received the delivery of its first operational Ecofret2® triple-container flat wagon sets from VTG Rail, which will be used to support GBRf’s growing demand for intermodal services. The wagons arrived at GBRf’s new headquarters in Peterborough following successful prototype testing and approvals. The Ecofret2® is the… Read more »
Major boost for freight by rail as Southampton upgrade is completed
A major upgrade to transport more freight by rail to and from Southampton is complete. On Friday 19 February engineers finished a series of improvements on the lines used by freight trains between Southampton Central and Redbridge, unlocking more capacity at the country’s second busiest container port. Freight services between… Read more »
GBRf unveil partnership to transform railways weed control maintenance
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the largest rail freight operators in the UK, is delighted to announce a landmark cooperation with Bayer Environmental Science, Network Rail, and a number of start-up companies, which will transform essential weed control maintenance on the UK’s railways. Introducing innovative technology, three new Smart Weed… Read more »
Building back better – Longer trains are delivering for freight customers
Trains of up to half a mile long are helping the rail freight industry deliver more goods for consumers and reduce UK carbon emissions. Since the start of 2020, Network Rail and rail freight operators have collaborated to allow freight trains to move more goods each time they run, and… Read more »
HS2 removes over 12,500 lorries from UK roads as first freight train rolls into Bucks site
The first freight train has arrived at HS2’s main construction compound in Buckinghamshire, as work continues to prepare for the start of construction across the central section of Britain’s new high-speed railway. Over the next year, more than 180 freight trains are set to deliver material to the site taking… Read more »
HS2: Government must pledge to grow rail freight, says Logistics UK
The logistics sector’s support of HS2 is conditional on the government pledging unequivocal support to grow rail freight, according to Logistics UK. The business group has launched (6 November 2020) a new report into how freight capacity will be released following the construction of HS2. Zoe McLernon, Multimodal Policy Manager at… Read more »
GB Railfreight announce Lineas partnership extension
GB Railfreight (GBRf) are very pleased to announce an extension to their European freight operation in partnership with LINEAS, the largest private rail freight operator in Europe. The existing traffic flow from Antwerp through to Irvine will continue for an additional two years. This announcement marks the extension of the… Read more »
