FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH
Rail Revolution claims UK Government
The current UK Government has made a habit of embarrassing about-turns on policy, but this week the left-wing first-term Labour Party reached new heights of…
FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH
UK Railways Bill: Freight 2 Passenger 239
Great British Railways [sic] moved a step closer this week. British politics may have been preoccupied by a ministerial scandal or two, but the decisive…
Wiring up the backbone of England
Transpennine electrification leaves freight disconnected
The latest stage of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is complete, with electric trains now running between Church Fenton and York on the East Coast…
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…
Teenage kicks
The UK wants teenage train drivers
The Government in London has proposed to drop the minimum age for train drivers to 18. They want to encourage more young people to jump…
Hinckley shock refusal
Hinckley hits buffers on government veto
Plans for a rail freight interchange at Hinckley in Leicestershire have been derailed. In an unexpected decision by the transport secretary, the UK government has…
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…
Great British Consultation
Consultation fatigue in UK rail industry?
The UK Government has launched a consultation on plans for their rail reform bill. A breathlessly enthusiastic release from the Department for Transport has promised…
Investment priority for Wales
Wales needs real money for rail freight
Moving goods by rail in Wales has dramatically declined. Now, the Secretary of State in the UK government is calling for rail to be made…
New minister appointed
Heidi Alexander takes transport portfolio in UK Government
The shock resignation of the former Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has been superseded by the rapid appointment of Heidi Alexander as her replacement. The cabinet…