A final legal challenge to a proposed rail freight terminal, sited north of London, has been refused. A long-running campaign, based on the legality of…
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Radlett rail freight plans near takeoff
It is probably the longest-running dispute over rail development in the UK. It certainly ranks among the most acrimonious. However, time may have been called on forty years of fighting over the future of a former airfield. A legal ruling has thrown out objections from a long-standing campaign group. A High Court judge has rejected…
UK Winvic plans capacity increase at iPort Rail
News of further development work at Doncaster’s iPort Rail has been welcomed as good news for the economy of South Yorkshire. Construction company Winvic claimed it would work to see rail freight capacity enhanced within the modern logistics hub. With some major rail freight operators and customers already co-located, the improvement programme is expected to…
UK Winvic plans capacity increase at iPort Rail
News of further development work at Doncaster’s iPort Rail has been welcomed as good news for the economy of South Yorkshire. Construction company Winvic claimed it would work to see rail freight capacity enhanced within the modern logistics hub. With some major rail freight operators and customers already co-located, the improvement programme is expected to…
Judge puts St Albans freight terminal back in doubt
Plans for a strategically important rail freight terminal attached to an extensive logistics park near St Albans are in flux once again. A UK judge has ruled that a challenge to the sale of land for the development can be heard in court later this year. Campaigners against the proposals have hailed this as a […]