Logistics UK’s response to ORR proposal of lower charges for freight trains St Pancras-Channel Tunnel In response to today’s (30 September 2024) announcement of proposed lower charges for freight movements between London St Pancras and the Channel Tunnel by the ORR, Ellis Shelton, Senior Policy Advisor at Logistics UK, said: “Today’s proposal of lower charges for freight trains travelling from…
The ground-breaking awareness campaign Generation Logistics has continued to challenge perceptions of the sector this month, by taking its message directly to thousands of people in another first for the logistics sector. Using mobile AdVans – the first time that such a medium has been used to promote roles within the sector – Generation Logistics’ messages about the opportunities available…
2024 has been a highly successful year for J&M Murdoch as it snaps up the awards for Transport News’ “Scotland’s Most Innovative Haulier” and Truckfest Scotland’s “Best Kept Showcase Stand”. Coming off the back of year-on-year growth, 2024 has been quite the year for family-run and owned haulier and waste management specialist, J&M Murdoch & Son Ltd. Not only has…
• A cooler Underground: TfL eyes more stations for its new cooling technology (Ian Visits) • Ashley Down Station – the first ever train: Video (JenOnTheMove) • Germany faces major challenges for its trains (MediaRail) • Europe’s answer to the Suez Canal breaks ground after 20-year delay (Euronews) • Singapore East-West Line MRT disruption: Faulty train left a trail of…
The Victorian Suburb Come with fbb on a virtual ride on First Bristol’s Route 70. It has probably had three different liveries since the above was pictured! The route will take you past Montpelier station (on the line to Severn Beach) which is unstaffed and, in recent years, has not looked its best. It didn’t look that good when it…
Stagecoach Stockport Switch Suspended The cunning plan was to add all 170 electric buses to the Stagecoach fleet operated for Manchester’s Bee Network. But it simply isn’t going to happen for a good few years. The headline (above) quotes a “depot difficulty”. Here is the Stagecoach depot at Stockport, sheltering under the shadow of the famous railway viaduct. A peep…
Remembering Semmering! During his recent researches, fbb came across a short black-and-white film reporting on the electrification of the mountainous railway line. The commentary was all in German and the technical terms were too much for fbb. But some of the pictures were fascinating. The film begins with some shots of the railway being built between 1848 and 1854, The…
In recent weeks, Transport Focus has been invited to industry stakeholder events to discuss all things important to passengers. It is positive that industry partners remain focussed on wanting to improve issues such as punctuality, reliability and overcrowding, as it is clear from our latest Rail User Survey that there is still a lot to do to raise satisfaction in…
PlatformSupermarket.com : A new business designed to streamline the sourcing of powered access platforms has launched this week, backed by leading UK powered access firm, Horizon Platforms. PlatformSupermarket.com will be a Dingli Authorised End User Dealer, and is set to transform how warehousing and logistics businesses procure and manage their access equipment. Customers will gain access to hundreds of cutting-edge…
• The 1973 railway plan that paved the way for the London Overground (Ian Visits) • The Long, Slow Failure of Ludgate Hill Station: Video (Jago Hazzard) • Londoners will soon see drones ferrying blood between hospitals (TechCrunch) • Network Rail’s Innovative Tactics Combat Cable Theft (Rail Technology) • The Unique Railways of Brussels: Video (RMTransit) • Why car companies…