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Defend the railways or defend the realm

  • Simon Walton
  • June 12, 2026
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The resignation of John Healey as UK Defence Secretary this week should give everyone involved in transport a moment of pause. His departure was founded…

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Stage fright spotlight on freight startups

  • Simon Walton
  • June 5, 2026
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Why do they keep doing it? Across Europe, entrepreneurial groups are launching new rail freight services. In this intermodal world, the odds seem reachstacked against…

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UK rail freight can help prevent a “gen-lost”

  • Simon Walton
  • May 29, 2026
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The launch of another rail freight operator should be good news for Britain. At first glance, GoExpress, teasing new high-speed intermodal trials between the Midlands…

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Fuel relief may be fuel grief for rail freight in the UK

  • Simon Walton
  • May 22, 2026
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From Westminster, UK government chancellor Rachel Reeves’s latest cost-of-living package has delivered welcome relief to parts of the logistics industry. Hauliers have secured a year-long…

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Develop UK railways proclaims the King

  • Simon Walton
  • May 15, 2026
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The King’s Speech. Great movie, but was the real thing more of a stutter for rail development? There were encouraging words in Parliament on Wednesday,…

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UK terminal plans: not dead, just sleeping

  • Simon Walton
  • May 8, 2026
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Rail freight has long complained that Britain’s planning system is designed to frustrate infrastructure development. Now, proposed reforms to planning policy in England, and continuing…

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Freight expectations at the UK ballot boxes

  • Simon Walton
  • May 1, 2026
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Rail freight rarely wins votes when electing a new government. Yet, as Scotland and Wales head to the polls in six days, the sector finds…

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Geopolitics home to roost at a rail terminal near you

  • Simon Walton
  • April 24, 2026
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The war in the Middle East feels distant—until it isn’t. For all the abstraction of maritime charts and oil price indices, the consequences are now…

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Gloomy outlook as railways come under fire

  • Simon Walton
  • April 10, 2026
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The global railway sector is currently enduring a period of intense and multifaceted pressure that threatens its long-term viability. This week, we observe an industry…

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Rail must shape England’s new communities

  • Simon Walton
  • April 3, 2026
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The UK government’s push for a new generation of settlements is rooted in a familiar problem: a persistent housing shortage. While empty upper floors and…

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