FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH
Freight Forward – but who’s driving?
Rail freight has never been shy of making its case. This week it arrived in Westminster, the seat of the British parliament, with something more…
Is new regime good for industry or bad for conservation?
Rail Freight Group responds on planning reform consultations
British planning legislation has always been seen as a significant barrier to development. Now, the UK industry representative body, Rail Freight Group (RFG), has broadly…
Northern Powerhouse Rail
UK Freight lobby seeks NPR assurances
The UK representative body, the Rail Freight Group (RFG) , has raised the issue of freight in the UK government announcements for developments in the…
Seasonal call for support
Make UK rail freight the year-round gift that keeps giving
Freight is not just for Christmas, said the chief executive of Network Rail. Jeremy Westlake was addressing a seasonal gathering of the Rail Freight Group…
Railways Bill 2025
UK parliament call to support rail freight
The Railways Bill 2025 is the legislation that will establish Great British Railways, the single oversight body for the network in Britain. The Rail Freight…
Ports, freeports and airports
Freight on the agenda for East of England
England’s eastern counties need a viable mixed traffic railway to foster economic growth. That was the message from Transport East’s “Future of Rail” day conference…
RFG strengthens its leadership
Fresh talent at UK’s Rail Freight Group
Two heads are better than one, they say. So Rail Freight Group (RFG) has drawn on the services of two heads of industry for their…
First rail delivery South Wales to North England
Member of Parliament backs new Tarmac rail freight flow
Hazel Grove is a leafy corner of the leafy corner of southeast Stockport, Greater Manchester. It has the feel of an urban village, and the…
Modest freight gains for modest English port
Local MP calls for Seaham freight revival
Local politician and elected representative Grahame Morris MP has highlighted the potential for expanding rail freight traffic on the branch line into the Port of…
Des Res on track
40,000 brownfield homes to be built on UK’s surplus railway land
Rail freight is being placed at the heart of the UK government’s latest housing drive. An initiative, christened the “Platform4 Property Company”, is promising to…
Dredging up success
Sizewell fits well for Brett at Ipswich
Brett Aggregates Ipswich Terminal is well supported by its rail freight connectivity. The nationwide operation is growing on the back of the advantage. Currently, the…
the industry speaks
UK reform must remember freight
Reaction to the UK Government consultation on rail reform has been swift, particularly from the freight sector. Representative bodies have warned the Transport Secretary that…