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…
Eurotunnel has confirmed it has frozen planned UK freight projects. The French owners have cried foul on what they describe as “unsustainable” British taxation. The…
A “monopolistic” approach by the two companies currently offering rail freight services through the Channel Tunnel linking France and the UK is seriously hindering the…
The UK’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has ordered HS1, which connects London St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel, to lower its charges from…
DB Cargo France is planning to launch two rail-road transport services at the beginning of 2025. One will link Metz and Nancy in eastern France…
Getlink, the company managing the Channel Tunnel between France and England saw a 14.5 decrease in EBITDA for the first half of 2024 compared to…
Fewer freight trucks used the Channel Tunnel in the first quarter of 2024. The LeShuttle Freight trains carried just under 302,000 trucks between the turn…
Whatever ambitions are harboured by the sector, the UK’s eagerness for international rail freight faces formidable challenges. Tapping into the export and import market is…
Rail freight traffic figures through the Channel Tunnel do not seem to be on track for a full recovery. Getlink, the company that manages Eurotunnel’s…
Network Rail is proposing to adapt the line from Folkestone to Wembley in north London, via Ashford and Maidstone in Kent, at a surprisingly low…
Eurotunnel is launching FIRST, a new subscription service to give priority to trucks that want to hop on the rail freight shuttle to cross the…
Rail freight operators and commercial stakeholders have debated the future of international rail freight. A round table discussion was hosted by DB Cargo UK at…