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Freightliner extends Breedon Group deal with five-year contract

Freightliner has announced two new five-year heavy haul rail contracts with Breedon Group. The agreements include a renewal of their existing cement transport contract and the launch of a new aggregates contract covering sites across the UK.

Freight 1 Jul

Freightliner 66605 at Newport Docks with a train of aggregates containing a high PSV rating which was brought form Hafod Quarry by road. FREIGHTLINER.

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Freightliner and Tarmac launch "unusual" road-to-rail aggregates flow

New aggregates flow starts at quarry without rail connection and benefits from Network Rail discount scheme.

Freightliner 13 Jun

Freightliner 66623 at Weaste after bringing a cement train from Tunstead. FREIGHTLINER.

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Freightliner starts running Peak District to Manchester cement flow for Tarmac

Tarmac says new service will "meet demand from city centre projects".

Freightliner 25 Apr

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Class 90 and ‘92’ electric locomotives return to freight operation

A pair of Class 90s have returned to traffic with Freightliner, while a damaged '92' has now been repaired.

Freightliner 7 Apr

Freightliner 66620 passes Stonehouse on July 16. JACK BOSKETT.

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Lord Hendy: freight "will continue to have a role" in reformed railway

Rail Minister makes comments at Rail Partners' parliamentary reception for rail freight.

Rail freight 19 Mar

Some of the women responsible for managing and operating the 0220 Whatley Quarry-Theale freight train that ran on March 4. Above, driver Elizabeth Whettleton (Freightliner), then from left to right: Anita Bradfield – Mobile Operations Manager, Network Rail; Jess Lippett - Senior Regional Freight Manager, Network Rail; Joanne Edwards – Site Foreman, Heidelberg; Jessica Hannon - Assistant Rail Manager, Heidelberg ; Jemma Ringland – Operations Support Manager, Freightliner. NETWORK RAIL.

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Female-managed and operated freight train runs ahead of International Women’s Day

More than 20 women from Network Rail, Freightliner, Mendip Rail and Heidelberg Materials come together to manage and run freight train.

Network Rail 7 Mar

Old Trafford redevelopment would require Freightliner to relocate from its Trafford Park location. ALAMY.

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Government backing of Old Trafford development points towards Freightliner move

Freightliner has said it is examining a potential move to a new site on Merseyside.

Freightliner 19 Feb

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Boost for rail freight as Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme extended

The mode shift revenue support scheme (MSRS) for rail freight has been extended by a year and will now end on 31 March 2026 the Department for Transport has confirmed.

Rail freight 6 Feb

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Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review

A new report by Rail Partners reveals a stark warning for the UK's transport sector as a new report has revealed the cost of moving goods by rail has skyrocketed over the past decade, rising three times faster than road haulage.

Rail freight 22 Jan

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Freightliner to repurpose coal wagons for sustainable freight

Freightliner, in collaboration with the UK’s only railway wagon manufacturer WH Davis and Porterbrook, is spearheading a sustainable initiative to repurpose a fleet of redundant coal wagons into modern aggregate box wagons.

Freightliner 20 Dec

70008 in its retro Freightliner livery. FREIGHTLINER

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Freightliner gives Class 70 retro look to mark firm's 60th anniversary

The Class 70 has been repainted as the company prepares to celebrate 60 years in 2025

Freightliner 10 Dec

A Class 769 unit on test between Kilmarnock and Elderslie in April 2024. STUART FOWLER

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Freight operators considering tests for converted ‘769’ bi-mode units

Two freight operators are looking at undertaking a series of tests involving Class 769 units, with ScotRail also understood to eventually be assessing them too

Class 769 2 Dec

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Freightliner monitoring tests on tri-mode Class 93s as potential replacements for diesel locos

Freight operator keeping a watchful eye over testing of the tri-mode locos, two of which are in the UK while the other eight remain in Spain

Class 93 29 Nov

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Rail Partners: Trade body that representers passenger owning groups to be wound up

Rail Partners, the trade body that represents groups that own passenger operators, is to be wound up in early 2025.

Rail Partners 15 Nov

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How can freight be a major part of rail’s future?

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.

Freight 4 Nov

Containers being loaded onto trains in sidings

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DP World’s green freight initiative grows: second weekly service links major ports

A freight service linking two of the largest container ports is to double to two trains a week.

rail 30 Sept

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Camden boost for freight operators

Network Rail has reassured freight operators DB Cargo, GB Railfreight and Freightliner, after they all objected to conversion of a disused London viaduct.

Freight 20 Sept

Class 66/5 66591 will be equipped with ETCS at Leeds Midland Road Vehicle Maintenance Facility.

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Freightliner to commence Industry-First ETCS Locomotive Retrofit

Freightliner has partnered with Siemens Mobility for a pioneering project to equip its Class 66V locomotive, 66591, with the European Train Control System (ETCS). This marks a significant milestone for the industry, as Freightliner will become the first operator to retrofit a locomotive with ETCS in-house.

Freightliner 21 Jun

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RAIB report finds distracted driver sped through red signal

An accident report has found that an electric locomotive ran 750 metres beyond a signal at danger (red) last August because it was travelling too fast to stop in time.

Safety 18 Jun

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Freightliner claims emissions success

Freightliner says trials with a new lower-emission fuel for its diesel fleet have been a success

19 Nov

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Freightliner extends Breedon Group deal with five-year contract

Freightliner and Tarmac launch "unusual" road-to-rail aggregates flow

Freightliner starts running Peak District to Manchester cement flow for Tarmac

Class 90 and ‘92’ electric locomotives return to freight operation

Lord Hendy: freight "will continue to have a role" in reformed railway

Female-managed and operated freight train runs ahead of International Women’s Day

Government backing of Old Trafford development points towards Freightliner move

Boost for rail freight as Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme extended

Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review

Freightliner to repurpose coal wagons for sustainable freight

Freightliner gives Class 70 retro look to mark firm's 60th anniversary

Freight operators considering tests for converted ‘769’ bi-mode units

Freightliner monitoring tests on tri-mode Class 93s as potential replacements for diesel locos

Rail Partners: Trade body that representers passenger owning groups to be wound up

How can freight be a major part of rail’s future?

DP World’s green freight initiative grows: second weekly service links major ports

Camden boost for freight operators

Freightliner to commence Industry-First ETCS Locomotive Retrofit

RAIB report finds distracted driver sped through red signal

Freightliner claims emissions success

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

Freightliner

Freightliner extends Breedon Group deal with five-year contract

Freightliner and Tarmac launch "unusual" road-to-rail aggregates flow

Freightliner starts running Peak District to Manchester cement flow for Tarmac

Class 90 and ‘92’ electric locomotives return to freight operation

Lord Hendy: freight "will continue to have a role" in reformed railway

Female-managed and operated freight train runs ahead of International Women’s Day

Government backing of Old Trafford development points towards Freightliner move

Boost for rail freight as Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme extended

Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review

Freightliner to repurpose coal wagons for sustainable freight

Freightliner gives Class 70 retro look to mark firm's 60th anniversary

Freight operators considering tests for converted ‘769’ bi-mode units

Freightliner monitoring tests on tri-mode Class 93s as potential replacements for diesel locos

Rail Partners: Trade body that representers passenger owning groups to be wound up

How can freight be a major part of rail’s future?

DP World’s green freight initiative grows: second weekly service links major ports

Camden boost for freight operators

Freightliner to commence Industry-First ETCS Locomotive Retrofit

RAIB report finds distracted driver sped through red signal

Freightliner claims emissions success

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains