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Any future for city centre freight in the UK?
Everyone in London knows that King’s Cross and St Pancras are next door to each other. They lie on either side of Pancras Road. They’re…
Parcels pioneer to resume fast class delivery
Varamis gets the green light to restart
UK express logistics operator Varamis Rail is back on the tracks. That’s the triumphal message from the flegling operator’s owner, Phil Read. The company, which…
freight back to waterloo?
London Waterloo logistics trial underway
The Waterloo Freight Hub Trial is a pilot project repurposing underutilised space beneath London’s Waterloo Station. The scheme has been operating for two months and…
Logistics to Liverpool Street
Varamis parcels to London at last
Varamis Rail, the upstart start-up, is on the cusp of achieving its London ambitions. The company has intimated that it is only about a month…
mail on rail
Varamis anger at Royal Mail rail reversal
UK pioneering express logistics operator Varamis Rail is unhappy with the Royal Mail. The centuries-old company has decided to withdraw its fleet of dedicated mail…
Freight could return in Waterloo revamp
A joint future vision for London Waterloo station and its surrounding area has been revealed. The British infrastructure agency Network Rail, and the Borough of…
Varamis rolls into Liverpool Street
The UK express logistics boom continues. Independent carrier Varamis Rail has unveiled its fifth train, only weeks after adding a fourth electric multiple unit to…
Rail beats uLEZ for London’s express logistics
It’s rare for rail freight to make the mainstream pages of the newspapers, at least for the right reasons. However, the hot topic of express…
Intercity Railfreight on board with eight operators
Utilising spare capacity on scheduled passenger services is the business model of Intercity Railfreight. How the company utilises that space, to the benefit of their…
UK express logistics booms on the back of Varamis Rail’s rapid rise
The UK’s express logistics market by rail may be on the brink of a significant expansion. Varamis Rail, a relatively new player in the industry,…
Varamis at the double as the express logistics operator adds to its fleet
Twice as nice. The fledgling all-electric express logistics operator Varamis Rail has doubled the strength of its dedicated fleet overnight from one to two units.…
London Waterloo at heart of radical rail freight proposals
The Cross River Partnership, a non-profit organisation dedicated to sustainable urban development, has set sights on Britain’s busiest passenger terminal. The partnership wants to turn…