With news that freight trials are under consideration in Karlsruhe, could British tram operators follow their German counterparts and carry more than passengers on their light urban rails? Would frustrated business owners welcome the opportunity …
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Logistics giant to link 100+ UK trains to cargo bikes (CyclingIndustry)
InterCity RailFreight has announced a significant expansion of its same day logistics services, which in tandem with its high use of EVs and electric cargo bikes, brings forward an 100% electric supply chain to a …
Continue readingHuge expansion at Scot zero emissions terminal (RailFreight)
Mossend near Glasgow is undergoing a significant transformation, that will see the terminal emerge later this year as the greatly enhanced Mossend International Railfreight Park. Not only will it be Scotland’s self-styled twenty-first century rail …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 14 August 2020
• Let’s not let COVID ruin the joys of train travel (Guardian) • American SUVs not allowed in Britain (PriceTags) • Crossrail’s multiple signalling systems challenge (RailEngineer) • St Albans ends fight against rail freight …
Continue readingFreight tram-train to be tested in Karlsruhe (RailwayGazette)
Trials with a prototype freight tram or tram-train are to start in Karlsruhe and the surrounding area in 2022. The concept is being drawn up with a view to improving urban life by reducing road …
Continue readingMixed train trial in Scandinavia (RailFreight)
The concept is not necessarily new. There have been similar ideas put forward in the UK. As previously reported, enterprise trains have been proposed as a scheduled service in the UK. Although these would be solely for …
Continue readingLondon & SE now centre of UK rail freight (RailFreight)
It is not just modal and traction shift, the rail freight sector is coming to terms with geographical shift too. Rail freight is adjusting to a move away from its traditional power base, says Ralph …
Continue readingUK behind EU on decarbonising freight (RailFreight)
Transport policy in the UK is not moving fast enough to keep up with decarbonisation planning in the EU, says the Rail Freight Group. There are fears that inaction could put rail freight and the …
Continue readingNorth-East lacks a Strategic Rail Freight Hub (RailFreight)
Local politicians and infrastructure stakeholders say that UK’s northeast region is disadvantaged by a lack of modern freight facilities. There are calls for this ‘neglected’ part of England to step up and be counted. For …
Continue readingNew operator plans UK green parcels service (RailJournal)
BRITISH start-up Varamis Rail is targeting the introduce of a carbon-neutral express parcels service on Britain’s East Coast Main Line. The objective is to only use 160km/h electric trains and to link the service to …
Continue readingTilbury2 port will double rail & freight capacity (RailFreight)
Tilbury, the expanding port on the north bank of the River Thames, is advancing plans to double handling capacity, with a new rail terminal embedded at the heart of the project. The owners of Tilbury, …
Continue readingConstraints to UK rail freight growth (RailFreight)
The UK could see strong long-term growth in the sector, as long as the strategic planning of the rail network takes rail freight into account. This was the forecast of Mike Garratt, a UK consultant …
Continue readingPorterbrook: Modified trains have role to play (RailMag)
Repurposing older trains to keep them in service will help the railway meet the challenge of climate change, according to Porterbrook. In a statement on March 26, the rolling stock leasing company said that while …
Continue readingVaramis plans electric rail light goods service (RailMag)
Freight trains using electric multiple units could be operating on the East Coast Main Line by the end of the year, in plans unveiled by Varamis Rail. The initial plan is for trains to run …
Continue readingMail returns to West Coast Main Line (RailFreight)
Britain’s commercial backbone railway is carrying everything vital to the continued economic activity of the UK. That includes the Royal Mail. With greatly reduced passenger services now running, freight has become far more visible on …
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