Freight
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Government sets target to grow rail freight 75% by 2050
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper has set an “ambitious” target to grow rail freight by at least 75% by 2050.
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DC Rail – building Britain’s mega projects
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It may be the smallest railfreight operator, but DC Rail is playing a key role in not only building major projects but in how the sector is operating, as Cappagh Group director of rail David Fletcher tells Richard Clinnick.
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Freight train companies ‘quite happy’ to be excluded from new strike laws
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Freight train companies are “quite happy” that their industry is excluded from the Government’s new legislation forcing unions to provide a minimum level of service during strikes, MPs have been told.
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A Day in the Life of Southampton Maritime Freightliner Terminal
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To get an inside view of how a modern intermodal freight terminal operates, Rail Express was given exclusive all areas access at Freightliner’s Southampton Maritime Terminal for a full 12-hour day shift.
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First electric-only freight train firm Varamis Rail starts moving parcels
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The UK’s first electric-only rail freight operator has started moving parcels between Scotland and the Midlands.
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Inside Leeds Midland Road
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After No. 66503’s rededication ceremony (see previous page), Freightliner offered The RM team a tour of its Leeds servicing and repair facility, which features a maintenance shed, bogie shop, wheel lathe, fuelling shed, and sidings.
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Rail line to be closed for several days after train derailment
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A rail line across northern England will be closed for several days after a freight train derailed.
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The many peaks of Peak Rail
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Peak Rail was formed with the aim of reconnecting Buxton to Matlock by rail following the controversial closure of the Midland line linking them. While a northern push towards Bakewell remains a clear aspiration, the heritage line is a flourishing base of several different heritage groups, reports John Titlow in words and pictures.
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Second SVR Autumn Diesel Bash guest confirmed
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The Severn Valley Railway will welcome a Class 56 locomotive from the main line to its Autumn Diesel Bash, courtesy of GB Railfreight.
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The Ludgershall branch in the diesel era
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David Lindsell returns with final instalment of his three-part series covering the history of the Ludgershall branch. This covers other special trains, engineering trains and maintenance specials, redundant stock storage, and preservation, along with a report on a depot visit that took place in 1998.
