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Network Rail completes London King’s Cross improvement scheme
The project to replace the over 40-year-old tracks and track layout on the 1.5 mile approach into London King's Cross station has been completed.
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Cargo, Freight & Heavy-Haul
Rail freight transportation is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo/freight/goods, as opposed to human passengers. A rail freight/cargo/goods train is typically a group of wagons hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway network, between the shipper and the intended destination as part of the overall logistics chain and supply industry.
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Tarmac and DB Cargo UK to use renewable HVO fuel to power trains on key route
HVO fuel will be used to power all of DB Cargo UK's freight trains that run between Tarmac’s site in Leicestershire and its rail-fed asphalt plant in Birmingham.
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Roundtable: Strengthening Rail’s Position in the Logistics Industry
Find out what these industry experts think about topics including the impact of COVID-19 on the rail freight sector, how to unlock more capacity on freight networks, encouraging a modal shift from road to rail, and the opportunities for digitalisation and emerging technologies.
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Transforming Croatia’s rail in harmony with European standards
Ivan Kršić, President of the Management Board of HŽ Infrastruktura, details the work being carried out to revitalise both passenger and freight rail in the Republic of Croatia and the benefits to be realised in creating a truly pan-European railway infrastructure.
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In-Depth Focus: Achieving Intelligent Rail Freight
The key to achieving growth in rail freight safety, efficiency and sustainability, lies in the continued digitalisation of the rail system. This In-Depth Focus explores the different approaches of various stakeholders in driving forward a total revolution in rail freight operations.
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Global Railway Review Issue 3 2021
Packed full of exclusive content, including: the projects transforming rail infrastructure in Croatia and Bulgaria; creating safer, smarter and more climate-friendly rail freight networks; extending the lifecycle of bogies and wheelsets; and a Roundtable on Strengthening Rail's Position in the Logistics Industry.
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Birmingham air quality initiative gains support from HS2’s green technology
Following the beginning of Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone on 1 June 2021, HS2 has outlined how its use and promotion of green technology is supporting the pollution and air quality initiative.
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New 775m-long freight trains begin operating on UK’s rail network
DP World have announced that its two deep-water ports at Southampton and London Gateway have become the first in the UK capable of handling Freightliner’s new 775m-long intermodal container trains.
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ÖBB Rail Cargo Group and Pasifik Eurasia to develop Eurasian rail freight
A new partnership between ÖBB RCG and Pasifik Eurasia will see the two rail freight companies work to develop freight transportation between Europe and Asia.
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Major investment announced for Britain’s rail in the North and Midlands
The UK government has announced a £401 million investment to give passengers and freight operators across the North and Midlands faster, greener and more reliable rail services.
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UWC to supply methanol tank cars to EuroChem
Russia’s largest manufacturer of railcars will supply 109 tank cars for methanol to EuroChem, one of the world’s largest producers of mineral fertilizers.
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DB Cargo freight locomotive to be equipped with latest ETCS technology
One of DB Cargo’s DE6400 freight locomotives is to be equipped with state-of-the-art ETCS technology for service in Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Largest rail freight yard in the Netherlands to be automated
The Kijfhoek marshalling yard will receive automated and digital systems to help optimise yard operations and improve efficiency, reliability and safety.
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UK government establishes new public body to end fragmentation of UK railways
The UK government has announced the formation of a new public body, Great British Railways, which will bring the UK's railways under single, accountable national leadership.
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GB Railfreight calls for appointment of a rail freight ‘guiding mind’
Ahead of the publication of the UK government's Rail White Paper, GB Railfreight has called for the appointment of a 'Freight Evangelist’ to steer the UK rail freight sector and assure future growth.