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First Germany-UK Channel tunnel intermodal rail service

News16 Apr 2018

Eurotunnel (Getlink) has welcomed the start of a new intermodal service connecting London Gateway with Duisburg and points east. This is the...

News28 Feb 2018

iPort Rail, a strategic intermodal rail terminal abutting Verdion’s giant iPort logistics park development in Doncaster, is now open, and ...

News19 Oct 2016

Groupe Eurotunnel is pulling out of the British rail freight market...

News1 Oct 2016

Eurotunnel Group (GET) has received a binding and irrevocable offer from Swedish private investor fund EQT Infrastructure II to acquire the ...

News11 Jul 2016

The 33rd daily intermodal rail freight service has been introduced at the Port of Felixstowe...

News24 Apr 2016

In Q1 2016 the number of through rail freight trains year on year fell by 44% from 787 to 442, with tonnage down by 41% to 265,041 tonnes...

News7 Sep 2015

UK container haulier Maritime Transport has secured a new service at its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) at Birch Coppice...

News1 Jun 2014

VTG Rail UK has signed hire agreements for its Ecofret container wagons with two of the UK’s biggest rail freight companies, Freightliner ...

News28 Jan 2013

British rail freight interets have welcomed the British government's commitment to the "High Speed 2" link between London and Birmingham and...

News6 Dec 2011

Europorte Channel has started a new European service from Spain to the UK for Stobart International...

News1 Dec 2011

This will cut the journey time from the tunnel to London from four hours to just 70 minutes...

News1 Nov 2011

The Port of Felixstowe has set a new rail container record, handling a total of 11,019 units (16,846 TEU) in a single week. The previous rec...

News3 Oct 2011

GB Railfreight has launched a new daily rail service linking the Port of Felixstowe with Barton Dock in Manchester....

News1 Oct 2011

GB Railfreight has launched a new daily rail service linking the Port of Felixstowe with Barton Dock in Manchester. This is Felixstowe’s 2...

News24 Mar 2011

British rail freight operator GB Railfreight has launched interhubGB, an integrated road and rail freight distribution network linking Londo...