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DB Cargo UK to pick up biomass services from GB Railfreight

Simon Walton
August 31, 2026
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DB Cargo UK is set to strengthen its position in the Drax Power Station biomass supply chain. The operator is set to take over several…

English ports fuel up for HVO trains

Simon Walton
March 3, 2025
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The Port of Tyne and the Port of Liverpool have had Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil fuelling facilities installed to service freight trains operated by GB Railfreight.

British rail freight statistics show intermodal incentives working

Simon Walton
December 18, 2024
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Quarterly British rail frieght statistics show a year of dramatic upturns in some sectors

Buckets of British trash in Q3 statistics

Simon Walton
December 17, 2024
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Britain’s Office of Rail and Road has published a regular review of quarterly rail freight statistics, covering 1 July to 30 September 2024. Total freight…

DB Cargo UK turns to HVO to haul biomass

Simon Walton
August 7, 2024
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British rail freight operator DB Cargo UK is switching locomotive fuel on a huge contract from conventional diesel power to a sustainable alternative.

Biomass by HVO to UK’s Drax power station

Simon Walton
August 6, 2024
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British freight carrier DB Cargo UK has been an early adopter of alternative fuels. With their large fleet of diesel locomotives, that may well have…

Boxes and biomass shore up latest UK freight figures

Simon Walton
March 15, 2024
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The latest quarterly freight figures have some pleasing headlines. However, beyond the standfirst of growth in domestic intermodal and an upturn in biomass movements, there’s a less rosy picture in the big ticket items of maritime movements and construction materials. The two dominant sectors moved in opposite directions, amounting to an overall fall in freight […]

Boxes and biomass shore up latest UK freight figures

Simon Walton
March 15, 2024
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