DB Cargo UK grasps the financial nettle

British rail freight operator DB Cargo UK is switching locomotive fuel on a huge contract from conventional diesel power to a sustainable alternative.

In association with Groupe CAT, new international rail freight services for Toyota have commenced from Toton in Nottinghamshire to Valenciennes – the Toyota car plant (Onnaing) – in Northern France; further agreement will see cars go from Toton to Kolin in the Czech Republic via Onnaing

DB Cargo UK is calling on the UK Government to set a legally-binding target for future modal shift

In a first for the UK, hybrid cars built in the English Midlands will soon be carried to continental Europe via an eco-locomotive that runs on greener fuel made from used vegetable oil

Maritime Transport’s West Midlands terminal in Tamworth is now connected to London Gateway: second phase of Newell & Wright’s Tinsley terminal in South Yorkshire should be ready in August; steel on the rails from Port of Sunderland

GB Railfreight is connecting the port with Maritime’s Wakefield terminal, and Maritime Transport/DB Cargo connects with Maritime’s East Midland Gateway hub; on top of this, Maritime announces contract win from Maersk Line