The European Commission has approved a measure that will support Combined Transport (CT) operations between Aiton (France) and Orbassano (Italy). The rail highway along the…
Category: Rail freight
Rail freight welcomes new service to help identify emerging risks
The rail freight industry has welcomed a pioneering service to help safeguard against future risks thanks to a project initiated by the Freight Safe Programme and delivered by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). The Freight Emerging Risks Horizon Scanning service has been developed over 18 months and overseen by the Freight Safe Programme […]
DB Cargo UK and Plasmor mark 40-year relationship with loco-naming
DB Cargo UK has named one of its Class 66 locomotives (66186) in honour of Antony Slater, the late founder of the Plasmor Group, one of the UK’s largest independent manufacturers of concrete products. Plasmor started using rail to transport products in 1986, when new sidings were built to connect the factory to the adjacent […]
Brodie Engineering going from strength to strength as it turns 30
A leading rail engineering company specialising in maintaining, refurbishing and overhauling passenger and freight trains celebrates its 30th birthday – with the business going from strength to strength. Brodie Engineering operates from two sites in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, employing more than 150 people and boasts an active training and apprenticeship programme. Founded on 26 February, 1996, […]