The Rail Freight Group is calling for more investment in the Perth-Inverness railway, parallel to the A9, arguing that moving freight onto rail would reduce the risk of accidents involving heavy lorries
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DB Schenker Rail UK has selected Roadways Container Logistics and its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal as its Midland rail hub
Bibby Distribution is lobbying the Department for Transport to extend its current allocation of 15.65m trailers after reaching the 25 originally allocated under the trial scheme
The European Commission has told the British and French governments to stop “excessive track access charges for passenger and freight trains in the Channel Tunnel”
There is relief among rail freight operators that the ORR has not implemented more draconian increases in freight charges, according to the Rail Freight Group
Property developer Goodman and Shepherd Group have entered into a partnership to develop a new strategic rail freight interchange incorporating approximately five million sq ft of manufacturing and distribution space in Etwall, Derbyshire
Felixstowe has officially opened its new North Rail Terminal doubling the port’s rail freight capacity
The European Commission reckons Britain has the best railway in Europe and is urging other member states to follow and adapt to the UK rail system, according to Jim Steer, the new president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
The Rail Freight Group says it is disappointed by the Scottish government’s National Planning Framework 3, as it makes little reference to the vital role rail freight plays in Scotland’s transport infrastructure
OBS Logistics has updated its Calidus logistics software to include a railhead module, Calidus Rail, which integrates the movement and handling of containers at the rail hub
