Rail Freight

Network Rail has joined forces with DB Schenker Rail to transport furniture destined for Network Rail’s new national centre in Milton Keynes from the continent by rail – saving around 100,000km of lorry journeys and cutting carbon CO2 emissions...

The Romania-based contract logistics specialist, Tibbett Logistics, was named winner of the principal award at the 6th annual Gala Awards of the Romanian Rail Industry Association – Clubul Feroviar – on 8 December 2011. Tibbett Logistics is part of the...

Euromaint Rail signs contract with LKAB for the maintenance of 14 freight carriages. The assignment comprises preventive and corrective maintenance and includes mobile services. A spokesperson for Euromaint Rail said: "We are happy that LKAB has chosen to sign an agreement with...

DB Schenker Rail's coal team has been strengthened following the appointment of Martin Littlemore as Account Manager Coal. Martin joins the coal sector of DB Schenker Rail's Industrial segment from its Construction function where he was Account Manager to a...

Freightliner Heavy Haul has unveiled its new prototype covered hopper wagon that has been developed for the biomass market. The wagon is a modified HHA coal hopper wagon which has covers fitted to ensure that the product is kept dry...

Martin Harris OBE, UK Ambassador to Romania, officially opened Tibbett Logistics' second intermodal (road-rail) terminal in Bucharest this week, following a 6.4 million euro investment in the development. Tibbett Logistics is part of the fast-growing UK-based Keswick Enterprises group. The opening...

Hundreds of lorries will be kept from West Country roads, owing to a successful collaboration between Network Rail, Colas Rail Freight, Devon Council and Kronospan – the country’s largest manufacturer of chipboard products. As part of this partnership, a disused...

Canadian Pacific recently announced it will further develop its 'long train strategy' in 2012. As part of CP’s previously announced 2011 capital expansion program, the Company’s installation of new and extended sidings in several key regions throughout its network will...

The opening of Calais Premier logistics park in 2014 will enable a rail freight 'motorway' to operate, creating a network of rail freight centres that will eventually connect all European cities, from Glasgow in the west to Moscow and...

International multimodal logistics expert Stobart Group has re-started its low-carbon, rail freight service between Valencia, in Spain, and Barking, near London. The seasonal rail service is operated by Europorte Channel, part of GB Railfreight, which is the third largest rail...