Freight - Page 26

A selection of features from RAIL 798 (April 13 - 26 2016)

DB Cargo and Cemex open ‘pop-up’ depot at Warrington, designed to serve the North West construction market. reduce number of HGVs in the High Peak area.

"Brexit: a risk to Britain's rail freight sector"

At this time of intense political debate, it is worth reflecting on the benefits or disbenefits that ‘Remain’ versus ‘Leave’ will have on the GB railway.

Boden Rail Engineering Ltd Class 50s visit Swanage with Pathfinder Tours charter operated by GB Railfreight

In 2014, UK had the fourth highest volume of freight moved by rail (22.1 billion net tonne kilometres).

The biggest reason for a slump in Q4 rail figures was coal. The amount moved (0.46 billion ntkm) was the lowest in any quarter since 1998-99.

The amount of freight carried on the national rail network is at its lowest since the time of the miners’ strike of 1984-85.

As the final Class 73/9 undergoes testing at Wabtec Rail's Brush Traction, Loughborough, RAIL looks back at the start of the project

Bogies and brake equipment used in new vehicles