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Rail freight
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15 Jan
Wagons taken for scrap as aggregate firm replaces hopper fleet
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14 Jan
Freight sector awaits decision to ease Ely bottleneck as capacity is 'exhausted'
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2 Jan
Calls grow for full East West Rail electrification to boost freight
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31 Dec
Freight bosses fear losing Manchester paths as part of devolution of passenger services
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30 Dec
DCRail begins cross-London aggregates flow that 'goes against laws of running freight trains'
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27 Dec
DRS to start new intermodal service between Teesport and Manchester
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20 Dec
Freightliner to repurpose coal wagons for sustainable freight
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20 Dec
GB Railfreight agrees four-year extension to existing aggregates transport contract
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4 Dec
2025 ECML timetable agreement reached
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29 Nov
London site earmarked for rail freight campus which will create up to 5,000 jobs
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28 Nov
Maersk's move from Felixstowe to London Gateway will have implications for rail freight
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27 Nov
Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers
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15 Oct
Demand for Irish rail freight increases
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14 Oct
£1 billion London Gateway investment announced but more needed for Rail
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1 Oct
Rail freight on upward curve as passenger rail performance dips, ORR data shows
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2 Sep
GBRf opens new maintenance facility in Tonbridge
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28 Aug
Track access charges waived for new rail freight traffic
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15 Aug
GB Railfreight secures extension at London Gateway
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24 Apr
Lukewarm response to union calls for Scottish freight operator
Opinion
14 Feb
GB Railfreight's CEO: how to operate in the UK's choppy waters
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Fleet
Class 66 thought to be the last for the UK arrives from Europe
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Network Rail Class 150 to be withdrawn and disposed of
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Broken down Pendolino on West Coast Main Line for 33 hours after losing power
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Avanti West Coast announces final day for its Class 221 Voyagers
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Chiltern Railways applies to make DMU fleet exempt from passenger display system rules
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Pair of former DRS Class 37s return to main line duty
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Battery-electric trains the preferred option to replace Class 165s and 166s on GWR cross-country route
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'Constructive discussions' over Chiltern Mk 5 deal
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Southeastern Javelin unit remains in stranded six weeks after going through end of siding
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Behind the scenes: GWR trials fast-charging battery technology
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Broken down Pendolino on West Coast Main Line for 33 hours after losing power
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£1m vegetation management project starts on 60-mile stretch of Heart of Wales line
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National Infrastructure Commission chief has doubts over HS2 governance
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Northern begins negotiations with manufacturers for 450 new trains
Fleet
Chiltern Railways applies to make DMU fleet exempt from passenger display system rules
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LNER Azuma unit given unique livery to celebrate Railway 200
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New equipment to measure Southeastern platforms in bid to improve level boarding
Fleet
Southeastern Javelin unit remains in stranded six weeks after going through end of siding
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Metro-style rail on the Core Valley Lines
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