Freight

Great British Railways will need to focus on nationalised passenger services. Freight could lose out. Heads of the two largest companies talk to Paul Clifton.

The Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year award went to VTG Rail and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK for the launch of the UK’s first digital iWagon.

The newest entrant to the rail freight market is parcels carrier Varamis. Paul Clifton asks founder Phil Read what he needs from an incoming government.

Train operators, container port owners and supply chain experts describe the paths that the government and the freight companies should take for growth.

The ISO container system works well (and has done so for many decades) and is great for global transport. The goods can be loaded, sealed, and are secure and safe until the seal is broken by the end customer.

Maggie Simpson OBE: 'Despite route capacity, policy and infrastructure pressures, rail's case is strong if the Scottish economy is to adapt to new markets.'

Increasing the proportion and volume of electrically hauled freight requires relatively modest steps.

PHILIPPA EDMUNDS analyses research revealing how upgrading rail freight routes that run parallel to busy motorways can lead to an important modal shift

As the steady increase in rail freight in Britain comes to a dramatic end, ANTHONY LAMBERT looks at the Department for Transport’s response and what can be done

Rail Freight Group Executive Director MAGGIE SIMPSON talks to PAUL STEPHEN about the future of UK rail freight, and how it will be affected by the Shaw Report