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Second daily freight service from Felixstowe to Widnes begins

Fright by rail is on the rise as GBRf start a second daily service to Widnes

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Royal Mail Class 325
Freight

What next for Royal Mail’s rail operations?

Royal Mail says it is to end using its Class 325 to operate its postal services.

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Friehtliner train delivering waste to enfinium plant at Ferrybridge. // Credit: enfinium
Freight

First delivery of waste by rail to Yorkshire waste-to-energy facility

Last weekend, a freight train made the first delivery of waste by rail to enfinium’s site at the former Ferrybridge…

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Stuart Heaton, Managing Director of Learn Live and Rail Safe Friendly presents the Rail Safe Friendly Gold Disc to John Smith, CEO of GB Railfreight at Euston Station
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GB Railfreight gets gold-level in Rail Safe Friendly programme

GB Railfreight (GBRf) will now deliver and support the Rail Safe Friendly…

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Freightliner Class 66V is to be fitted with ETCS - Freightliner
Class 66

Freightliner locomotive to receive in cab signalling

No. 66591 will be the first class 66V to receive ETCS

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Picture of Rail Cargo Group and Transporeon management
Austria

Austrian Rail Cargo Group offer new low-emission routes

Cooperation Agreement extended with 5 new freight routes offering extensive tracking and…

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Class 66 No. 66587 in ONE pink livery
Environment

Freightliner extends commitment to using food oil to power locomotives

Freightliner and Ocean Network Express have extended their commitment to using HVO100…

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A Freightliner train.
DP World

Freightliner call for government support to beat new rail freight target

Railfreight Group Limited have announced their commitment to the government's rail freight…

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VTG's revolutionary iWagon. // Credit: VTG
Video

Rail Minister views revolutionary freight wagon during visit to Somerset quarry

As part of the visit, Huw Merriman was shown how iWagon can…

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An artists impression of Bow's regenerated freight depot - Network Rail
Bow Goods Yard

London’s biggest freight interchange masterplan revealed

Bow Goods Yard set to expand

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Derbyshire

New integrated rail services group formed

Buckland Rail will concentrate on providing bogie overhaul, maintenance of freight wagons,…

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DB ESG at work. // Credit: DB ESG
DB ESG

Expansion of 3D printing for the UK rail industry

Rolling stock consultancy DB ESG has expanded its innovative work in 3D…

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Victa Railfreight’s Operational Support Specialist, Jon Norman, delivers a Rail Freight Familiarisation Training course to Network Rail candidates at DB Cargo’s Didcot Yard.
DB Cargo

Rail Freight Familiarisation Training courses launched

Victa delivers courses aimed at operational workers

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