The UK’s largest private rail freight wagon hire company, VTG Rail, has appointed Matt Hannant as its new Head of Sales and Marketing. Matt is 43 and joins VTG from the water and lighting sectors. […]
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into a collision between two freight trains that took place at Loversall Carr Junction near Doncaster on 5 July 2022. On that day, at around […]
Railpool, one of Europe’s leading rail vehicle leasing companies, has signed a contract worth up to €260 million (£225 million) with Alstom for the supply of 50 Traxx Universal multi-purpose locomotives. The locomotives, which can […]
The Rail Wagon Association (RWA) is the new name for the Private Wagon Federation (PWF) as it rebrands and incorporates in order to improve promotion of the development of the latest freight wagons and provide […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) is considering increasing the maximum laden weight of articulated lorries operating on British roads from 44 tonnes to 48 tonnes to support rail freight operations. Currently, the standard maximum laden […]
Maritime Transport has launched its tenth rail service and is now operating five trains a week between DP World London Gateway (LGP) and its terminal at East Midlands Gateway (EMG). Each of the five weekday […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that an additional £17 million is to be invested into a major rail upgrade to freight services in Southampton, to support the seamless flow of goods across the […]
State-owned Czech operator ČD Cargo has commenced trial operations with two Bombardier Traxx MS3 locomotives. ČD Cargo and Bombardier Transportation signed a contract for the delivery of up to 50 Traxx MS3 locomotives, with a […]
A new aggregate terminal at the site of the old Newhaven Marine station in East Sussex is now serving the busy construction industry, mainly in London, with aggregate, sand and gravel. Newhaven Marine station closed […]
Freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has brought ten Class 60 heavy freight locomotive back into service, having acquired them from Colas Rail in 2018. Use of the Class 60 locomotives will allow GBRf to run […]
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