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News18 Nov 2022

A research project by the UK’s Rail Safety and Standards Board means freight train operators in Great Britain can safely haul more wagons ...

News11 Apr 2022

The UK’s umbrella group for rail freight will produce "Rail Freight: Fit for the Future," a documentary series produced by Zinc Media Grou...

News20 Nov 2021

Concern has been expressed by CILT (UK branch) and the Rail Freight Group over cancellation of key projects as it will limit modal shift pot...

News21 Sep 2020

Ministers today (21st September) have ended passenger rail franchising after 24 years as the first step in bringing Britain’s fragmented n...

News28 Apr 2020

The rail freight operator ran a 100mph, Class 319, EMU train, which until recently was providing commuter services in the West Midlands, int...

News23 Sep 2019

An ambitious growth strategy for rail freight could generate between £75-90B in environmental and economic benefits over the coming decade,...

News28 Jun 2019

The International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) and the UK Rail Freight Group have announced a new collaboration to further ...

News17 Apr 2019

The Confederation of British Industry believes the NIC’s targets are over optimistic; the Rail Freight Group has welcomed the NIC&rsqu...

News3 Mar 2019

The payment was agreed on Friday, 1st March, the day the action brought by Eurotunnel against the UK government was due to begin in the High...

News16 Sep 2018

UK rail operator Direct Rail Services (DRS) scooped four awards in one week last week, with the last one being for its Class 88 locomotive b...

News2 Jul 2018

UK Rail Freight Group (RFG) members and invited guests have celebrated the career and contribution of Tony Berkeley, who retires later this ...

News11 May 2018

The Rail Freight Group has welcomed the launch of Network Rail’s Digital Railway Strategy, which aims to ensure that all new trains and si...

News6 Feb 2018

ABP’s Port of Ipswich has reported 2017 as a record-breaking year, which saw the port handle the highest tonnage levels of cargo for...

News13 Sep 2016

The UK Rail Freight Group has welcomed the Department for Transport’s new rail freight strategy report...

News15 Oct 2015

The UK Rail Freight Group says that rail freight services through the Channel Tunnel are being more seriously affected than ever before by t...