A German company is planning to open a rail freight “motorway” to Russia from the new Calais Premier logistics park
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Tesco has launched the first of two new rail services which it reckons will take 40,000 lorries a year off the road
Asda is expanding its use of rail to move containers from Southampton to the North East of England
DB Schenker is launching its first rail freight service to use High Speed 1, the fast rail link from London to the Channel Tunnel
Rail freight will grow by 3.3 per cent a year over the next 20 years, according to the latest forecast by MDS Transmodal for the Rail Freight Group and Rail Freight Operators Association
Stobart Rail has been working with Rail freight operator Direct Rail Services to trial a service from the Port of Felixstowe to the new Stobart Rail facility at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal
Rail operators have put forward plans for expansion, including a 30 per cent increase in freight tonne kilometres, at the same time as cutting costs by £1.3 billion a year
The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against the UK and France, saying they have failed to implement legislation to open the market for rail services in the Channel Tunnel
The Rail Freight Group has called on transport secretary Philip Hammond to stand firm on his commitment to the High Speed 2 project, arguing that more capacity is needed to move containers on the West Coast Main Line
DB Schenker has opened a new rail freight terminal in Dinazzano, Italy, between Bologna and Modena
