Road trailers are the dominant equipment for European cargo logistics. However, trucking across the crowded highways of Europe has its disadvantages. Several rail operators have put forward alternatives.
A former railway goods yard, part of the site that staged the 2012 Olympic Games in the East End of London, is being redeveloped to serve as a modern, mixed use rail, industrial, logistics and leisure park.
Objections to a huge logistics park with rail freight facilities have been dismissed. The project has moved into initial construction. It’s the latest development in the so-called Logistics Golden Triangle.
More containers are moving through Southampton’s Solent Rail Terminal, the integrated handling and maintenance facility at the South of England port, owned by DP World.
DB Cargo businesses in the UK and Poland are joining expertise to rework a rake of special steel-carrying wagons to serve their customer Tata Steel in South Wales.
London Gateway gets a one-billion-pound investment after a spat with the UK government is resolved. Two new berths and a dedicated rail terminal are on the way
Italian-owned, German-based rail freight operator TX Logistik is updating its motive power with the first deliveries of new locos from Siemens Mobility.
British rail freight operator DB Cargo UK has posted poor financial figures, but robustly defends its modernisation programme and is bullish for the future
