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1 week ago | railfreight.com | Simon Walton

Back to the future Published on 28-05-2025 at 09:39 Yellow Rail, the specialist rail engineering firm, is on the move to an iconic address in British rail manufacturing. The company has signed a long-term lease at the historic Litchurch Lane Works in Derby, currently in the ownership of Alstom. The relocation paves the way for expansion, innovation, and new job creation.

1 week ago | railfreight.com | Simon Walton

Rail Freight Future Published on 27-05-2025 at 13:30 Rail union ASLEF has launched a new campaign, “Rail Freight Future”, as the UK network begins the process of gradual nationalisation. The train drivers’ union says it wants to secure a brighter future for the sector, with greater ambition than existing government mandates.

1 week ago | railfreight.com | Stuart Todd

Looking for financing tools Published on 27-05-2025 at 08:08 The president of SNCF Jean-Pierre Farandou called for the French government to consider a tax on international road haulage to fund transport infrastructure and the development of rail freight.

1 week ago | railfreight.com | Simon Walton

Thames Freeport initiative Published on 26-05-2025 at 13:22 Tilbury Port in London is set to expand with the proposed development of Tilbury3, also known as T3. The large new multi-purpose facility will be located right next to an existing rail freight terminal. The project is being led by Forth Ports, the Edinburgh-based owners and operators of the port.

1 week ago | railfreight.com | Eugene Gerden

consequences of the war Published on 26-05-2025 at 10:41 Russia is planning to keep on developing railway infrastructure in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Some of these plans include the launch of freight service between Russia and Melitopol, extending the Rostov-on-Don – Mariupol line to Crimea, and even opening a rail link between the peninsula and Belarus.