It has been the familiar limbo between Christmas and New Year. Yet, even as the festive season unfolded, Network Rail’s Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project carried on regardless. The project extends well beyond the early days of January, into 2024 and beyond. The multi-billion-pound initiative aims to revolutionise rail connectivity between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, and […]
Author: Simon Walton
UK Rail Minister thanks the freight sector for a year of outstanding work
Huw Merriman, the rail minister in the United Kingdom, chose to thank the industry with his address to members and guests at the December meeting of the Rail Freight Group. The UK representative body was meeting in London, for its annual December lunch. The minister’s main message was one of thanks to everyone for what […]