The welcome announcement of £24.3 bn funding for Britain’s railways over the next five years by the government’s rail and road regulator has been negated by news of higher charges to use the rail network, according to FTA, which speaks for the UK’s logistics sector. According to Elizabeth de… Read more »
Hanson restores rail link to Ashton-in-Makerfield with the help of GB Railfreight
Hanson has invested £250,000 in restoring the railway siding at its plant in Ashton-in-Makerfield. It is the first time rail freight has been run into the depot for some 10 years, and will see hundreds of lorry journeys taken off the roads each year. Working in partnership with GB Railfreight,… Read more »
New review into rail an opportunity for freight, says GB Railfreight
GB Railfreight welcomes the government’s announcement of a new rail review yesterday (Thursday 20th September), aimed at considering all parts of the UK’s rail network. This must include, however, the rail freight sector, which plays a pivotal role in the delivery of goods, commodities and building materials around the country. The… Read more »
Eddie Stobart launches freight train service
Eddie Stobart, a UK leading supply chain, transport and logistics company, today announces the launch of its new train service, connecting the Port of Tilbury to Tesco’s site in Daventry, and then Daventry to Mossend, Scotland. Launched on the 3rd September, this is Eddie Stobart’s first ever train service… Read more »
Network Rail gets green light to enable more freight along Felixstowe branch line
Network Rail has secured permission to build a new bridleway bridge across the Felixstowe branch line to provide a safe public route across the railway while enabling for more goods to be moved by rail freight and improving reliability for passenger services. As part of a £60.4m investment, Network Rail has already… Read more »
Trains from Spain showcase Bristol’s multimodal prowess
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 »
