Utilising spare capacity on scheduled passenger services is the business model of Intercity Railfreight. How the company utilises that space, to the benefit of their partners, their customers and their fifteen-year-old company, is to carry premium logistics in first-class comfort, at first-class speeds, around the UK. Actually, they use discrete and secure storage, not empty […]
It’s rare for rail freight to make the mainstream pages of the newspapers, at least for the right reasons. However, the hot topic of express logistics has captured the imagination of the British press, with pioneering Varamis Rail hitting the headlines. The coverage comes hot on the tracks of their new service, connecting Birmingham and […]
The UK is very much divided over rail freight operations and ambitions. The need to encourage modal shift is widely recognised, but differing demands call for a different approach in each of the four nations.