Freight - Page 7

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EXCLUSIVE: DRS to play key part in nuclear power station traffic

DRS could supply freight and passenger trains as part of the construction of a new nuclear power station in West Cumbria, following consultancy work.

12 Dec

Direct Rail Services 88005 passes Deepthwaite near Milnthorpe on December 11, with the Daventry-Mossend intermodal. PHIL METCALFE.

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EXCLUSIVE: NIC freight report author moves to reassure operators

Author of the NIC’s forthcoming reports into the future of freight moves reassure rail freight chiefs.

12 Dec

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National Rail Awards 2017: VTG Rail UK wins Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year award

VTG Rail UK collects Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year award at the National Rail Awards 2017

22 Sept

DRS 68028 at Norwich on August 24. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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DRS seeks new diesel-electrics for freight and passenger work

Direct Rail Services in market for ten new diesel-electrics

21 Sept

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Freight train derails at Ely

CrossCountry and East Midlands Trains services affected

15 Aug

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Freight potential on East West Rail

RFG releases paper detailing how freight can be a catalyst for economic development on Oxford-Cambridge corridor

27 Jul

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Invest in rail freight to cut road congestion

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

Freight 20 Jul

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NR’s Anglian ambitions

Network Rail’s RICHARD SCHOFIELD tells how the railway plans to be ready for the introduction of new trains and an increase in freight capacity from major ports

11 Mar

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How to put freight back on an upward curve

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

Freight 1 Jan

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New wagons ordered as GBRf wins new contract

New wagons form part of ten-year GBRf deal.

20 Dec

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“Get Brexit bids in quickly” says MP

Freight and transport companies “need to decide quickly what their bottom line is on Brexit, or risk not having any say at all over the future”.

24 Oct

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NATIONAL RAIL AWARDS 2016: Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year Winner: AV Dawson - State-of-the-art rail-connected Teesside distribution centre

AV Dawson won the Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year award. Here's why.

23 Sept

Freightliner Class 86/6s on the West Coast Main Line. PAUL SENIOR.

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Electric switch needed to increase freight speeds - NR

Switching from diesel to electric traction will have more effect on freight train speeds than simply increasing speed limits from 75mph to 90mph, says NR.

30 Aug

DRS 66434 and 66430 pass Hest Bank. PHIL METCALFE.

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Network Rail study targets faster freight on enhanced network

Longer and faster freight trains running on a higher-capacity rail network form the cornerstone of Network Rail’s draft Freight Network Study.

30 Aug

DB and Cemex's 'pop up' depot at Warrington. DB CARGO.

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New ‘Pop up’ depot to serve construction market and remove lorries from roads

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.

22 Jun

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EU vote: GBRf's John Smith's view

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

22 Jun

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EU vote: The EU’s role in UK rail

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.

20 Jun

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