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Rail freight - Page 6

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EXCLUSIVE: Protecting freight’s voice at Route level

PAUL MCMAHON, NR’s Freight and National Passenger Operators Managing Director, explains what the organisation’s devolution strategy means for his virtual route

17 Jan

News

GBRf starts serving Southampton

GB Railfreight wins new contract to start running its first intermodal train to Southampton.

8 Nov

News

Freight train derails at Ely

CrossCountry and East Midlands Trains services affected

15 Aug

GBRf 66722 and 66765. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

New wagons ordered as GBRf wins new contract

New wagons form part of ten-year GBRf deal.

20 Dec

GBRf 66735 approaches Norwich Crown Point on January 21. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

GB Railfreight sale confirmed

The sale of GB Railfreight has been completed.

16 Nov

News

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

DB 08799 at Westbury on March 6 2015. MARK PIKE.

News

24 shunters for sale as DB ceases using own Class 08s and '09s'

The final 24 shunting locomotives owned by DB Cargo are up for sale, including eight still in use today.

19 Sept

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

News

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.

News

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

DRS 88002. DIRECT RAIL SERVICES.

News

Brand new locomotive unveiled by Direct Rail Services

First complete dual-mode Class 88 for the UK unveiled by Direct Rail Services.

5 Aug

GBRf 66728 at Peterborough. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Freight must be a priority in Brexit negotiations

New costs, restrictions and bureaucratic requirements are all risks following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, according to the FTA.

29 Jun

GBRf 66779 Evening Star passes March West Junction on June 22. PETER FOSTER.

News

IMechE calls for new national freight strategy

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers wants Government to introduce a new freight strategy to reduce congestion, improve air quality and boost the economy.

27 Jun

News

COVER STORY: European rail freight comparison

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

8 Jun

GBRf 66715 passes Carlisle on May 21 2015, with a northbound coal train. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

COVER STORY: Coal’s decline the primary cause of freight’s troubles

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.

8 Jun

On May 19, 59101 Village of Chantry hauls the 1142 Merehead Quarry-Theale aggregates train through Newbury Racecourse. Operated by DB Cargo, the train includes former coal hoppers displaced following the collapse of that sector. The amount of coal carried by rail is at its lowest since 1984-1985. KEN BRUNT.

News

COVER STORY: Rail freight volumes at their lowest since mid-1980s

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

8 Jun

A Freightliner Heavy Haul MWA. FREIGHTLINER.

News

Freightliner reuses redundant coal hopper parts in new box wagons

Bogies and brake equipment used in new vehicles

6 Jun

News

DB to carry aggregates on ‘Jumbo’ trains

A five-year contract between DB Cargo and Mendip Rail will deliver more than 100 aggregates trains per week.

2 Jun

News

Ecorys develops intermodal work

Ecorys has developed an intermodal Intelligent Transport System for the East-West corridor.

1 Jun

DB 66014 at Peterborough. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Network Rail creates ‘virtual route’ for freight and CrossCountry

Network Rail has created a new ‘virtual route’ for freight and national train operating companies.

1 Jun

Freightliner 70006 stands at Ely with an intermodal train from Felixstowe. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Freightliner launches 23rd Felixstowe train

Freightliner launched its 23rd daily train from Felixstowe on May 31, running to South Yorkshire.

1 Jun

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67003 in EWS livery whilst stabled at Plymouth in August 2001. MARK PIKE.

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

DB Cargo UK 2 Jun

Curzon Street station, Birmingham

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

HS2 14 May

Artist's impression of a Class 222 in Lumo colours. LUMO.

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

6 Jun

GBRF Railfreight Construction 66793 stands at Derby, working 6M72 0322 Grain Oil Terminal Gbrf to Sinfin Sdgs, on Tuesday 12th November 2024. STEVEN DONALD.

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

GB Railfreight 22 May

DB Cargo 66181, in red livery, passes Barrow upon Soar on the Midland Main Line on September 6 2024, with the 1055 East Midlands Gateway-Felixstowe North intermodal. The unit has been identified as one of those next in line for conversion. PAUL BIGGS.

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

DB Cargo UK 27 May

An East Midlands Railway Class 222 approaches Braybrooke on the Midland Main Line. PAUL BIGGS.

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Lumo 2 Jun

TransPennine's Mk 5A stock is currently in storage

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

Chiltern Railways 14 May

67004 pulling the 0450 Edinburgh-Fort William Caledonian Sleeper at Achallader on March 30 2013. ANTHONY HICKS.

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

DB Cargo UK 5 Jun

The New Measurement Train. COLIN G WOOD.

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains

Network Rail 20 May

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