Planning consent for the Tilbury3 (T3) development has been granted by the local administration, Thurrock Council. That will unlock a major rail-served logistics expansion at…
The UK’s Department for Transport has announced a landmark government-backed deal that could soon see rail freight return to the Channel Tunnel. The British infrastructure…
British Steel is gearing up production after securing a Turkish order worth tens of millions of pounds. It will produce rails 24/7 for the first…
The recently published Rail Project Prioritisation Strategy – 2025, the implementation plan flowing from the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, places renewed focus on passenger service…
For too long, transport has treated rail freight as an afterthought. This week has been no different. Despite all the political machinations hogging the headlines,…
Rolling stock lessor Beacon Rail is expanding its presence in the UK with the acquisition of Eversholt Rail, a company leasing units for passenger and…
It’s not always about intermodal terminals and extensive new infrastructure. Sometimes it’s simpler. That’s the case with Associated British Ports (ABP) and their 15 million…
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…
The UK branches of Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems and VTG Rail entered an agreement for the supply of the FreightControl Sentinel system. The deal entails VTG’s…
Next week’s Budget offers the UK government a genuine opportunity to chart a long-term course for freight. Whether it chooses to take that opportunity is…
The UK’s Office of Rail and Road gave its Authorisation for Placing Into Service (APIS) to GB Railfreight’s (GBRf) Class 99 locomotives. In total, the…
A controversial plan to remove the requirement for a rail freight link to the Protos waste-to-energy site near Ince, Cheshire, has been approved. It effectively…