Rail freight

News 5 Mar

DP World moves 100,000 containers by rail from Southampton in 18 months
Network 19 Feb

Government backing of Old Trafford development points towards Freightliner move
News 6 Feb

Boost for rail freight as Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme extended
News 6 Feb

DRS begins 12-week trial of new intermodal service
News 4 Feb

DRS begins new three-year aggregates flow - first phase to save more than 2,000 lorry journeys
News 22 Jan

Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review
News 15 Jan

Wagons taken for scrap as aggregate firm replaces hopper fleet
News 14 Jan

Freight sector awaits decision to ease Ely bottleneck as capacity is 'exhausted'
News 10 Jan

Network Rail and DB Cargo prepare for increased Port Talbot steel traffic after blast furnace closure
News 2 Jan

Calls grow for full East West Rail electrification to boost freight
News 31 Dec

Freight bosses fear losing Manchester paths as part of devolution of passenger services
News 30 Dec

DCRail begins cross-London aggregates flow that 'goes against laws of running freight trains'
News 27 Dec

DRS to start new intermodal service between Teesport and Manchester
News 20 Dec

Freightliner to repurpose coal wagons for sustainable freight
News 20 Dec

GB Railfreight agrees four-year extension to existing aggregates transport contract
News 4 Dec

2025 ECML timetable agreement reached
News 29 Nov

London site earmarked for rail freight campus which will create up to 5,000 jobs
News 28 Nov

Maersk's move from Felixstowe to London Gateway will have implications for rail freight
News 27 Nov

Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers
News 15 Oct

Demand for Irish rail freight increases

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