UK Midlands
Tarmac opens new rail depot in Rugby
Tarmac, the aggregates and building materials specialist, has officially opened a new rail depot at Hunters Lane in Rugby. It’s transformed a previously disused siding…
First rail delivery South Wales to North England
Member of Parliament backs new Tarmac rail freight flow
Hazel Grove is a leafy corner of the leafy corner of southeast Stockport, Greater Manchester. It has the feel of an urban village, and the…
another i-Wagon deal
UK Tarmac gets VTG iWagon advantage too
They are one of Britain’s keenest rail freight customers. Now, the construction materials specialist, Tarmac, has renewed its lease with VTG. What’s more, the agent…
Rail Freight Group opens mentoring scheme
The Rail Freight Group (RFG), the UK rail freight trade association, has announced the launch of its 2024 cross-member mentoring programme. The initiative aims to…
UK quarry reconnects to rail to serve insatiable aggregates demand
In a move aimed at enhancing the supply of aggregates to its customers and contributing to sustainable transportation, rail freight customer and ardent advocate company…
INTERVIEW
‘Unlocking the potential for rail freight within the construction sector is up to the industry’
As the Head of Rail for Tarmac, Chris Swan is committed to strengthening further the relationship between industry and the railways. His company may have…
Tarmac head of rail completes fifty days as chair of Rail Freight Group
One of rail freight’s most active supporters, representing one of the sector’s biggest customers, has completed his first seven weeks in post as the chair…
After COP26 Scotland hosts Low Carbon Logistics
Hot on the heels of COP26 – although that may be exactly the wrong metaphor – Scotland’s Low Carbon Logistics event starts its three-day run…
UK: Tarmac scoops rail freight industry award
Tarmac has been named as Business of the Year at the annual Rail Freight Group Awards. Tarmac, who lay claim to being the UK’s leading…
Tarmac and DB Cargo UK commit to renewable fuel
Tarmac, one of the largest customers of rail freight in the UK, and their rail freight partner DB Cargo UK have announced an environmentally sustainable…
‘Once you work in railways, you stay in railways’
The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail propose strategic changes to the way UK railway is governed, but talent will not be flowing away from the industry.…
RailFreight Live: What do UK rail reforms mean?
Britain’s railways face a major shake up, according to the contents of the recently published Williams – Shapps Plan for Rail. The changes to the…