INTEGRAL ROLE
UK TransPennine Upgrade puts focus on freight
More paths, and not just for passengers. Work on the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) continues to gather pace. A new phase of engineering activity is…
Transport for the North
TfN lays out six priorities for Transpennine Route Upgrade
Transport for the North (TfN) sent a letter to the UK’s Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander advising on the needs of rail freight in the context…
National Audit Office report
Northern Powerhouse Rail delivery doubts
A new report from the National Audit Office has raised fresh questions about the delivery of Northern Powerhouse Rail. The NAO, an independent public body…
Standedge Tunnel
Tunnel fire causes major disruption on Transpennine Route
A serious fire inside the Standedge Tunnel complex has forced the closure of the UK’s Transpennine Route. The incident has caused widespread disruption to passenger…
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…
Northern Powerhouse Rail
UK Freight lobby seeks NPR assurances
The UK representative body, the Rail Freight Group (RFG) , has raised the issue of freight in the UK government announcements for developments in the…
Network Rail works
UK freight and passengers benefit from Christmas works
Christmas this week brings more than just turkey and tinsel for the UK rail network. Network Rail is deploying thousands of workers across the country…
UK Chancellor lets rail freight down
UK Budget: freight is overlooked … again
The value of rail freight was conspicuous by its absence in Wednesday’s UK Budget. The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered her second Budget to the British…
Engineering works? Must be a UK public holiday
Holiday engineering works draw to a close
Britain’s railway network is beginning to emerge from a weekend of intensive engineering activity. Infrastructure teams have been working around the clock. They have been…
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…
Freight’s quiet gains—and glaring omissions
UK 10-year infrastructure plan leaves freight disappointed
Ely enhancement is not there. Midland Main Line wires are on pause. Infill electrification is sadly missing. The UK government’s newly published 10-year infrastructure strategy…
capacity, intermodal growth, and bulk logistics
UK Spending Review needs freight follow-up
The UK Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, announced on 11 June by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, included a headline £20 billion for transport. While much of this…