Freight
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Insight
New freight entrants and the obstacles they face
The newest entrant to the rail freight market is parcels carrier Varamis. Paul Clifton asks founder Phil Read what he needs from an incoming government.
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What rail freight needs to survive and thrive
Train operators, container port owners and supply chain experts describe the paths that the government and the freight companies should take for growth.
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Freight
Freight's future is in ISO containers
The ISO container system works well (and has done so for many decades) and is great for global transport. The goods can be loaded, sealed, and are secure and safe until the seal is broken by the end customer.
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Freight
Rail freight’s potential for Scotland
Maggie Simpson OBE: 'Despite route capacity, policy and infrastructure pressures, rail's case is strong if the Scottish economy is to adapt to new markets.'
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Freight
Diversity holds the key to freight’s future
Rail Freight Group Executive Director MAGGIE SIMPSON talks to PAUL STEPHEN about the future of UK rail freight, and how it will be affected by the Shaw Report
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Freight
In search of new freight markets
RICHARD CLINNICK examines how stock moves and charters are offering development potential for GB Railfreight
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Freight
A positive attitude drives GBRf forward
DUNCAN CLARK, head of strategic development at GB Railfreight, tells RICHARD CLINNICK of the potential growth areas for the company
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Freight
Class ‘66s’ ‘clickety-clicked’ for UK freight
As the final Class 66s for the UK are delivered, former EWS Chief Executive ED BURKHARDT gives RICHARD CLINNICK his views on the locomotives
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Freight
Freight’s pincer movement is just for starters
NATALIE HORTON reports on how the transportation of fresh produce by high-speed train from Cornwall to London presents a growth area for rail freight
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Scotland’s freight fears
RICHARD CLINNICK analyses a Transport Scotland consultation on the prospects for the country’s rail freight industry
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