Rail freight - Page 7

9F 92220 Evening Star and 66779 Evening Star at the National Railway Museum on May 10. JACK BOSKETT.

News

COVER STORY: Last-built ‘66’ unveiled by GBRf and named Evening Star

GB Railfreight unveiled the final ever Class 66 to be built for the UK and European markets on May 10.

25 May

GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith. JACK BOSKETT.

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Smith: Government must show greater freight appreciation

Government needs greater understanding of needs of the rail freight market in the wake of the coal sector’s decline, GBRf Managing Director John Smith said.

25 May

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Perry: Rail freight could serve city centre stations during the off-peak.

Rail Minister Claire Perry believes rail freight could serve city centre stations during the off-peak.

23 May

GBRf 66779 Evening Star on May 10. JACK BOSKETT.

Gallery

GB Railfreight unveils final Class 66 for the UK

GB Railfreight unveiled the final ever Class 66 to be built for the UK and European markets on May 10.

11 May

News

RAIL ARCHIVE: RAIL 794

A selection of features from RAIL issue 794 (February 17 - March 1 2016)

24 Apr

GB Railfreight 66709 Sorrento hauls a loaded coal train north of Bank Junction, near New Cumnock on March 15, with the 1515 Greenburn-Drax Power station. DONALD CAMERON.

News

Scotland reveals agenda to develop rail freight strategy

Scottish Government, says it will “consider the barriers to innovation and attracting new freight onto the railway network, and how these can be overcome”.

8 Apr

Feature

Freight’s pincer movement is just for starters

NATALIE HORTON reports on how the transportation of fresh produce by high-speed train from Cornwall to London presents a growth area for rail freight

Freight 17 Feb

News

Plans submitted to modify Mk 3s as freight vehicles

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

1 Feb

Freightliner 70001 at Ashchurch. JOHN STRETTON.

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Quarterly drop highlights a “difficult year for rail freight”

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.

27 Nov

GB Railfreight 66715 crosses the East Coast Main Line at Joan Croft Junction on November 14. LES NIXON.

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Capacity usage is key as Smith states case for freight

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

23 Nov

News

DB delivers record mail train improvements

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.

17 Nov

News

Network Rail strengthens ties with European freight group

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

13 Nov

DB Schenker 60019 on empty steel wagons at Barnetby East. TOM MCATEE.

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DB Schenker calls for assurances from UK Government over steel

DB Schenker calls for government support for UK manufacturing, as closures and cuts to steelworks across the country threaten to reduce rail freight volumes.

5 Nov

GBRf 59003 Yeoman Highlander at Port of Tyne on October 26. GBRF.

News

GBRf reveals Class 59 usage plan

The only Class 59/0 in GB Railfreight’s fleet (59003 Yeoman Highlander) will haul biomass trains in the North West as the freight company grows its business

29 Oct