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Port-rail operations intensify to supply nationalised Scunthorpe steel plant

Simon Walton
May 8, 2025
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The UK’s port and rail logistics network has seen a significant operational escalation following the nationalisation of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant.

For British Steel, wagons roll again

Simon Walton
April 28, 2025
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Saved from extinction, British Steel at Scunthorpe is making the most of its new lease on life. The new UK government-installed team has been eager to celebrate every move from the site.

Rail freight rescues British Steel

Simon Walton
April 22, 2025
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A train load of coking coal has been delivered to British Steel Scunthorpe. The delivery kept the blast furnaces hot at the troubled plant on…

UK nationalises Chinese-owned steel plant

Simon Walton
April 15, 2025
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Britain may have to source raw materials from Japan in order to keep its last steelworks open. That’s the situation after an extraordinary intervention by the UK Government over the weekend.

Steel for Peel Ports Liverpool but Scunthorpe faces closure

Simon Walton
April 7, 2025
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Peel Ports Group is positioning the Port of Liverpool as a global hub for steel handling, having posted a record-breaking year for bulk imports in…

The blast furnaces of Port Talbot blow hot and cold for rail freight

Simon Walton
September 12, 2024
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The steel works at Port Talbot in South Wales is about to undergo a huge transformation. The decision has been taken to replace the traditional…

Freight collaborates to improve Severn Estuary passenger service

Simon Walton
May 23, 2024
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Freight operators have collaborated to help make the most of improvements to the Severn Estuary line. The route, which crosses the border between South Wales and Gloucestershire in England, is the subject of a much-improved passenger timetable. That service has been slotted in around an already diverse roster of freight services. Around forty freight train…