Bristol Port received the first of 98 new train carriages from Spain last month, destined to boost services in the North by forming one of the country’s most modern train fleets. The carriages, imported on UECC’S vessel Autosun, will run on Northern’s network. The diesel train arrived into Royal Portbury… Read more »
Green cooperation between Ocean Network Express and Freightliner
The newly formed container shipping company, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), have signed a contract for guaranteed rail wagon capacity on the main intermodal routes in the United Kingdom. By switching from road to rail, the new contract will see 118,320… Read more »
Logistics industry concern over consideration of tax on rail freight
This week’s announcement of a government consultation on the use of red diesel (as rebated gas oil is known) in non-road vehicles is a significant concern for the freight sector, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), whose members move more than 90% of the UK’s rail freight nationwide. According… Read more »
Scotland’s rail investment strategy must clarify freight support, says FTA
Transport Scotland’s new Scottish rail investment strategy should be good news for freight, according to the country’s leading association representing logistics, providing attention is given to how the rail industry can access the funding needed for growth. The Freight Transport Association (FTA), which speaks for the whole of the sector,… Read more »
GB Railfreight leads the sector on ERTMS installation
Last month (Wednesday 6th December 2017) GB Railfreight (GBRf), and the other Freight Operating Companies (FOCs), agreed a landmark partnership deal with Network Rail and Siemens leading to the introduction of the European Train Control Systems (ETCS) in the freight sector. This will enable the installation of European Rail Traffic… Read more »
GB Railfreight continues to invest in new rolling stock
On Tuesday 28th November GB Railfreight (GBRf) took delivery of the first of its brand new, purpose-built IIA hoppers, which will be used to transport sand on behalf of Sibelco from Middleton Towers in East Anglia to Barnby Dun, Monk Bretton and Goole in Yorkshire. Arriving at Whitemoor Yard in… Read more »
New Strategic Vision for Rail must protect freight, says FTA
The changes proposed in the Department for Transport’s Strategic Vision for Rail, must be done in a way that protects, and is seen to protect, the interests of rail freight, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA). The document published today (29th November) by the Department for Transport, outlines a… Read more »
New hoppers will allow GB Railfreight to carry one-third more biomass
Following the signing of the rail haulage contract Lynemouth Power Limited, GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced that it will be leasing 50 newly built, lidded biomass wagons from Nacco. These wagons will provide a more efficient service, with a payload of 70 tonnes instead of the current lidded hopper wagon’s… Read more »
Port of Felixstowe rail improvements receive go-ahead
The latest enhancements to Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe’s rail connections have been given the green light by the Secretary of State for Transport. The £60.4m scheme, jointly funded by Network Rail and Hutchison Ports, will allow up to 47 freight trains to run per day in each direction between… Read more »
GB Railfreight wins new contract with J Clubb
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading rail freight companies, has won a contract with J Clubb Ltd, the British-based aggregates and concrete company. The contract will see GBRf move ash from Cottam Power Stations in Nottinghamshire to the HH Celcon brick works in Borough Green, near Sevenoaks in… Read more »
