Topic: Liverpool

Rail Operations Group '93 shows its muscle DB Cargo UK tri-modal on intermodal trials

DB Cargo UK has successfully trialled a tri-mode locomotive on an intermodal service in the North West of England. The Stadler locomotive, designated Class 93…
Friday Freight Path Freight is in season, and out of step with the wider economy

Britain’s economy continues to shrink, and employment figures disappoint. Sometimes, the only growth seems to be inflation figures. Rail freight is once again shouldering more…
Ship jam concerns at UK ports Rail to the rescue to help alleviate British port congestion

Rail freight is increasingly acting as the pressure valve for Britain’s container ports. Quayside and landside congestion at individual terminals prompts carriers and port operators…
Strategic for Manchester and Liverpool UK Logistics Park North consultation begun

In North West England, plans to develop a major new Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) between Manchester and Liverpool have taken a further step forward.…
Northern Powerhouse Rail signals uncertainty for Keir Starmer Freight in the North fraught for British Prime Minister

The future of rail freight in the North of England should be a top priority for the government. That proposal hasn’t been raised at the…
Bringing business into the railway fold Freightliner opens doors to terminal development opportunities

Freightliner, one of the UK’s top-level rail freight operators, has launched a call to market. The company is offering surplus land at several of its…
Mersey beats a path to prosperity Cement future bodes well for rail freight in Liverpool Docks

A new £35 million (41 million euros) cement terminal at the Port of Liverpool could do more than supply construction sites. It may signal a…
Merseyside meets Manchester North of England multimodal rail hub plans

Newton-le-Willows is at a junction, literally. The North of England community lies equidistant from Manchester and Liverpool. It has easy access to the English motorway…
from rail freight to football Manchester is united over Freightliner Old Trafford move

The controversial plan by Manchester United Football Club to annex a rail freight terminal may just have taken a step towards an amicable outcome. The…
intermodal hub Maritime opens the gates to Port of Liverpool intermodal facility

Maritime Transport UK, the integrated rail and road logistics operator, has completed the development of a new intermodal container storage terminal at the Port of…
key hubs GB Railfreight doubles capacity on Felixstowe-Widnes route

GB Railfreight has started a second daily service to Widnes intermodal terminal. The almost inevitable origin is Britain’s biggest intermodal port, Felixstowe. The weekday service…
Biomass on rail GB Railfreight’s 10,000 trains to Drax 

The UK has spent 4 July gripped in a general election. However, at least one part of the rail freight industry earned a vote of…