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LNER on East Coast mainline service to Leeds

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2025 ECML timetable agreement reached

A breakthrough in the East Coast Mainline 2025 timetable is close with details expected to be announced later this month by the Department for Transport (DfT).

ECML 4 Dec

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London site earmarked for rail freight campus which will create up to 5,000 jobs

Plans to transform Bow Goods Yard site into a rail freight campus and last-mile logistics hub have unanimous backing

Rail freight 29 Nov

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Maersk's move from Felixstowe to London Gateway will have implications for rail freight

Shipping company Maersk has announced that it will not be using the port of Felixstowe for larger vessels from next year, instead it will be moving part of its operations to London Gateway in Essex.

Rail freight 28 Nov

A DB Cargo Class 66 tows three Royal Mail '325' units through Shrewsbury en-route to Newport for scrapping

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Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers

Andrea Rossi, DB Cargo's Chief Executive, wrote to Louise Haigh and Peter Hendy after Royal Mail ended its contract with the operator

DB Cargo 27 Nov

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Demand for Irish rail freight increases

Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) has introduced two new rail freight services between Dublin Port and Ballina, operated by International Warehousing and Transport (IWT).

rail 15 Oct

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£1 billion London Gateway investment announced but more needed for Rail

Global logistics giant DP World has unveiled a significant £1 billion investment to expand London Gateway, solidifying its position as the UK's largest container port.

Freight 14 Oct

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Rail freight on upward curve as passenger rail performance dips, ORR data shows

The Office of Rail and Road has released its latest quarterly passenger and freight rail performance reports which showed a slight decline in performance across the network for the passenger performance but a marked improvement for freight in the three months of April to June.

Office of Rail and Road 1 Oct

John Smith, CEO of GB Railfreight, Maggie Simpson, Director General of the Rail Freight Group and Phil Williamson, Managing Director of Cairn Cross. GBRf.

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GBRf opens new maintenance facility in Tonbridge

GB Railfreight (GBRf) has officially opened a new maintenance facility in Tonbridge.

GB Railfreight 2 Sept

GB Railfreight 66307 passes Milepost 100, between Gainsborough and Beckingham, with a Felixstowe-Doncaster Hexthorpe container train on March 30.

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Track access charges waived for new rail freight traffic

In a move designed to encourage further modal shift to rail freight, Network Rail and the Department for Transport have waived track access charges for new freight flows the next six months in a bid to bring new business onto the nation’s tracks.

Rail freight 28 Aug

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GB Railfreight secures extension at London Gateway

GB Railfreight has secured a two-year extension to its contract with DP World to handle freight trains at London Gateway port.

Freight 15 Aug

The Modal Shift Programme at DP World Southampton has prevented thousands of truck journeys

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DP World extends its Modal Shift Programme

DP World has extended its Modal Shift Programme until the end of next year. The programme is aiming to move 40% of freight at its terminal in Southampton via rail by 2026 and with it, removing thousands of trucks off the country’s roads.

Rail freight 7 Jun

Under dreich Strathclyde skies, ScotRail 320314 arrives into Dalmuir Platform 5 with the 0926 from Motherwell while 320417 waits in Platform 4 on March 15. ALEX AYRE.

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Lukewarm response to union calls for Scottish freight operator

Scotland’s trade union movement has called for a “nationalised freight operator” to grow the sector north of the border - but the Scottish Government says it has “no plans” to consider this.

Rail Freight Group 24 Apr

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GB Railfreight's CEO: how to operate in the UK's choppy waters

John Smith believes rail's potential for growth in the 'deep sea' market is through careful, strategic investments and optimisation of existing assets.

Industry views 14 Feb

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New freight trips for Tesco and DRS

Tesco has partnered with Direct Rail Services (DRS) to launch a new refrigerated rail freight service from Tilbury to Coatbridge.

14 Jan

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DRS targets growth in operations as part of NTS

Freight operator Direct Rail Services says it will get stronger and more competitive following the creation of Nuclear Transport Solutions.

11 May

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Three routes for Orion's logistics service this year

Routes revealed by Orion for logistics services using modified former 100mph passenger trains

3 Mar

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Bi-mode future for freight as Simpson urges electrification

Rail freight can decarbonise now by running longer trains, but the future is bi-mode traction says RFG's Maggie Simpson

3 Mar

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Class 37s: life still remains in DRS’s veteran locomotives

Direct Rail Services Head of Fleet Management and Stores Andy Grundy talks EXCLUSIVELY to RAIL about plans for the Class 37 fleet

27 Jan

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GB Railfreight targets more Class 66s from overseas

Need for traction means GBRf is looking to Europe for Class 66s

25 Jan

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Alternative power: freight’s role in decarbonisation

Rail freight can use the ageing of the sector's locomotive fleet to investigate alternative power - Ricardo

2 Nov

Rail freight - Page 3

2025 ECML timetable agreement reached

London site earmarked for rail freight campus which will create up to 5,000 jobs

Maersk's move from Felixstowe to London Gateway will have implications for rail freight

Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers

Demand for Irish rail freight increases

£1 billion London Gateway investment announced but more needed for Rail

Rail freight on upward curve as passenger rail performance dips, ORR data shows

GBRf opens new maintenance facility in Tonbridge

Track access charges waived for new rail freight traffic

GB Railfreight secures extension at London Gateway

DP World extends its Modal Shift Programme

Lukewarm response to union calls for Scottish freight operator

GB Railfreight's CEO: how to operate in the UK's choppy waters

New freight trips for Tesco and DRS

DRS targets growth in operations as part of NTS

Three routes for Orion's logistics service this year

Bi-mode future for freight as Simpson urges electrification

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Class 37s: life still remains in DRS’s veteran locomotives

GB Railfreight targets more Class 66s from overseas

Alternative power: freight’s role in decarbonisation

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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

Rail freight - Page 3

2025 ECML timetable agreement reached

London site earmarked for rail freight campus which will create up to 5,000 jobs

Maersk's move from Felixstowe to London Gateway will have implications for rail freight

Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers

Demand for Irish rail freight increases

£1 billion London Gateway investment announced but more needed for Rail

Rail freight on upward curve as passenger rail performance dips, ORR data shows

GBRf opens new maintenance facility in Tonbridge

Track access charges waived for new rail freight traffic

GB Railfreight secures extension at London Gateway

DP World extends its Modal Shift Programme

Lukewarm response to union calls for Scottish freight operator

GB Railfreight's CEO: how to operate in the UK's choppy waters

New freight trips for Tesco and DRS

DRS targets growth in operations as part of NTS

Three routes for Orion's logistics service this year

Bi-mode future for freight as Simpson urges electrification

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Class 37s: life still remains in DRS’s veteran locomotives

GB Railfreight targets more Class 66s from overseas

Alternative power: freight’s role in decarbonisation

Most read

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