Freight - Page 29

Redundant Mk 3 and Mk 4 carriages could potentially be converted into freight vehicles coupled to high-speed passenger services.

A selection of features from RAIL issue 788 (November 25 2015)

Features from RAIL issue 787 (November 11 - November 24 2015)

GB Railfreight has run a special Christmas intermodal train

The amount of freight lifted on the railways in the second quarter of 2015-2016 was down 18.4%, compared with the corresponding period last year.

GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith has called for efficient usage of capacity.

GBRf MD John Smith responds to Government announcement

DB Schenker claims a record improvement in operational performance with 96.3% of mail trains arriving at their destination within ten minutes of the schedule.

Network Rail has joined the board of the RFC North Sea-Med management, making it easier to operate trains across the continent.

The first trains have entered Crossrail’s tunnel at Plumstead in southeast London. A 465 metre-long concrete train was hauled into the tunnel by GBRf '66s'.