“Monstrous” fines

Encouraging road hauliers at Southampton to switch to rail has earned DP World two awards from a British rail freight organisation.

A research project by the UK’s Rail Safety and Standards Board means freight train operators in Great Britain can safely haul more wagons per train than current practices allow, improving their environmental impact and financial efficiency

The UK’s umbrella group for rail freight will produce “Rail Freight: Fit for the Future,” a documentary series produced by Zinc Media Group and released in partnership with the Freight Industry Times this autumn

Concern has been expressed by CILT (UK branch) and the Rail Freight Group over cancellation of key projects as it will limit modal shift potential. Other aspects of the IRP have been welcomed, but the structure gauge of the Trans-Pennine Route is a critical issue

Ministers today (21st September) have ended passenger rail franchising after 24 years as the first step in bringing Britain’s fragmented network back together; Rail Freight Group calls for “full recognition” so as not to play second fiddle to passenger transport

The rail freight operator ran a 100mph, Class 319, EMU train, which until recently was providing commuter services in the West Midlands, into London Euston station earlier this month