It may be late in the day, or premature if you remain sceptical. Either way, Network Rail is about to begin engaging with the rail…
The Second Reading of the Railways Bill has already taken place in the UK House of Commons. That’s a significant milestone in the route to…
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 Railways Bill 2025 is the legislation that will establish Great British Railways, the single oversight body for the network in Britain. The Rail Freight…
Representative body Logistics UK has highlighted concerns over freight governance within the nationalisation framework for Britain’s railways. The industry advocates have been following proceedings in…
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…
All you ever wanted to know about rail freight, but were afraid to ask. It probably wasn’t considered as the title for the workshop –…
Great British Railways, the proposed new overarching body for infrastructure and train management, is to have a statutory requirement to promote rail freight. That much…
The new Labour Party government has announced its team of ministers in charge of transport. The new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has appointed his shadow…
A UK General Election has been called for 4 July. Most observers were taken by surprise when a rain-soaked prime minister, Sunak, told the waiting…
The engineering faculty at Edinburgh University is one of the leading sources of graduate talent in the UK. In late April, the school hosted a…
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has released an ambitious blueprint titled “Delivering a Lower Cost, Higher Performing Net Zero Railway by 2050”. The Association, which…