Rail Freight
Calais field to be transformed into logistics park
Within 4 years a field in Calais will begin to be transformed into Calais Premier, a 160 hectare logistics park which will be the largest logistics park north of Paris, providing a gateway for goods between the UK and...
Rail Freight
Locomotives upgraded for European rail freight services on High Speed 1
DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd is to upgrade five Class 92 locomotives for rail freight operations on High Speed 1, as it continues with its plans to introduce regular services on Britain's only European sized railway.
These powerful locomotives, which...
Rail Freight
Road salt moved by rail to help keep transport moving this winter
The annual movement of salt to make stockpiles for use in gritting the road network during the worst of the winter weather has received a sustainable boost.
Nationwide Gritting and Salt Supplies, Associated British Ports and DB Schenker Rail have...
Infrastructure
Union Pacific to upgrade rail capacity in Eastern Nebraska & Western Iowa
Union Pacific Railroad is investing nearly $300 million over the next several years on its central corridor between Fremont, Neb., and Missouri Valley, Iowa, which provides vital support for the nation's economic growth and a primary shipping lane for...
Rail Freight
VTG tests noise reduction measures for new rail freight wagons
The Hamburg wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft has tested new technical measures for wagon-specific noise reduction, directed by VTG and in cooperation with industry partners.
The findings show clearly that effective noise reduction can be achieved only...
Rail Business
Scottish budget means key tests for transport
Transform Scotland have published a briefing setting out what the Scottish Government should announce in its Spending Review and Draft Budget 2012-13.
The briefing is available here.
Colin Howden, Director of Transform Scotland, said:
"The Government needs to put its money where...
Rail Freight
Ballina blossoms this Summer
Written by Tim Casterton for RailStaff
The Mayo freight yard is working flat out as Iarnród Éireann seeks to grow its rail freight operation, reports Tim Casterton.
Ballina (or Béal an Átha in Irish), with a population of around 11,000, is...
Rail Business
Sustainable development ‘can help reduce rail industry costs’
Sustainable development 'isn’t just a vision for a green future; it can also drive out unnecessary cost and improve performance'.
This is one of the key messages coming from the rail industry’s shared approach to sustainable development in dealing with...
Events
GB Railfreight scoops top award at National Rail Awards
GB Railfreight (GBRf) picked up the top prize for Freight and Logistics Achievement at the National Rail Awards 2011, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel Park Lane, London on 15 September 2011.
GBRf was awarded the prize for its booming...
Events
DB Schenker Rail UK wins three Rail Freight Group Awards
DB Schenker Rail UK won three major Rail Freight Group Awards presented in Oxford on the evening of Tuesday 13 September 2011.
The Rail Freight Group Awards celebrate the best in innovation and achievement in the rail freight sector over...
Latest News
ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...