The Office of Rail Regulation is introducing a new package of charges for freight operators to access the rail network, to be introduced from 2016, saying they would balance freight costs more fairly between businesses, taxpayers and passengers
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Network Rail has allocated £206 million for the development of the strategic rail freight network over the next five years, according to industry’s Strategic Business Plan for 2014-2019
The government has given the go-ahead for a £400m rail freight terminal at the former Radlett aerodrome near St Albans
The government is pushing ahead with plans to support the rail freight sector with investment in upgrading key routes, transport minister Norman Baker told Rail Freight Group members at the group’s annual lunch
DB Schenker has run its first tests of a common consignment note for rail freight shipments between China and Europe – with the promise of shorter journey times
Network Rail has launched a consultation aimed at reforming the management and ownership of rail freight property
Sainsbury’s has finally sealed an agreement to take a 1 million sq ft rail connected warehouse at Prologis’ Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT II)
Network Rail is to open a 300,000 sq ft national distribution centre on the site of the former Peugeot plant at Ryton in the West Midlands.
The European Commission is to provide 5m euros funding to upgrade the rail freight service from Southampton port to the West Coast Main Line
Network Rail has got Department for Transport approval for plans to upgrade the freight route from Felixstowe to Nuneaton
