UK - VibeWire Magazine

Boxes and biomass shore up latest UK freight figures

Simon Walton
March 15, 2024
0

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 […]

Essential repairs to Blackheath tunnel to take place over 10 weeks this summer

March 15, 2024
0

From, Saturday 1 June to Sunday 10 August inclusive, the Blackheath tunnel between Blackheath and Charlton will close as Network Rail begins £10m of essential […]

Passengers advised to allow extra travel time at Manchester Piccadilly during temporary lounge closure

March 15, 2024
0

From 3 April, passengers are being urged to allow extra travel time when using Piccadilly’s platforms 13 and 14, while the satellite lounge is closed […]

Major Upgrade Promises Rail Investment for Shipley

March 15, 2024
0

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is investing around £100million in a new rail depot in Shipley.

VIDEO: drone footage shows scale of landslip between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury as emergency repairs continue

March 15, 2024
0

Network Rail has released new drone video footage today (Thursday 14 March 2024) showing the huge operation underway to repair a landslip on the railway […]

Plans for new train services between London and Wrexham proposed

March 15, 2024
0

New train services between London, the Midlands, Shropshire and North Wales have been proposed. Wrexham. iStock Train and rail infrastructure supplier Alstom’s proposed new operation, […]

Europe’s largest collection of historic rail vehicles assembled at Locomotion

March 15, 2024
0

Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham is to undertake the museum’s biggest ever rail shunt to create Europe’s largest undercover display of historic rail vehicles. Managed […]

Nations demand tech firms tackle scammers

Guest authors
March 14, 2024
0

Governments from around the world have called on telcos and tech giants to strengthen their efforts in combating fraud conducted over their networks and platforms. The calls were made at the inaugural Global Fraud Summit held at Lancaster House in Lond…

Nations demand tech firms tackle scammers

Guest authors
March 14, 2024
0

A shorthaul intermodal connection in Scotland might soon be reality

Simon Walton
March 14, 2024
0

A trial has been held of a sub-fifty mile (80km) intermodal haul in Central Scotland. The revival could connect an intermodal terminal in Paisley, to the west of Glasgow, with the rail freight terminal at the Port of Grangemouth on the River Forth. The rail freight connection would offer an alternative to the congested roads […]