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  • DB Cargo UK plans to lease Mossend EuroTerminal to Maritime Intermodal

    DB Cargo UK plans to lease Mossend EuroTerminal to Maritime Intermodal

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    DB Cargo UK has announced plans to lease its Mossend EuroTerminal rail freight facility to Maritime Intermodal from October 1, 2021.

  • Test run paves way for Heathrow construction railhead

    Test run paves way for Heathrow construction railhead

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    Thorney Hill aggregates terminal, on the Colnbrook branch, saw its first train for six years on June 21.  GB Railfreight (GBRf) operated a test train into the reactivated facility, which is three miles to the north of Heathrow, and close to the site of the planned third runway.  Class 66 No. 66775 HMS Argyll hauled…

  • Extended Buxton sidings boost Peak stone traffic

    Extended Buxton sidings boost Peak stone traffic

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    Hogshaw Lane Sidings in Buxton have been transformed by a £14million project to accommodate longer limestone trains from local quarries.  The two sidings, close to Buxton station, are on the site of the former London & North Western Railway (LNWR) engine shed, and are used by Freightliner and DB Cargo trains to and from the…

  • First Maritime Class 66s unveiled by DB Cargo

    First Maritime Class 66s unveiled by DB Cargo

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    DB CARGO has signed a long-term agreement with Maritime Transport Ltd to run Maritime Intermodal, a new rail freight operation.

  • UK Railtours partners with Locomotive Services Ltd for summer steam tours

    UK Railtours partners with Locomotive Services Ltd for summer steam tours

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    UK Railtours is teaming up for the first time with Locomotive Services Ltd on one of three recently announced steam tours operating this August. On August 3, the ‘Irish Mail’ will run from London Euston to Holyhead, celebrating one of the world’s earliest and longest-running named trains. Starting from Euston with diesel or electric haulage,…

  • West Coast takes on ‘Torbay’ and Tornado main line work

    West Coast takes on ‘Torbay’ and Tornado main line work

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    West Coast Railway Company has won more high-profile work after DB Cargo decided to reduce its main line steam activities.

  • Tornado returns to action with Scottish adventures

    Tornado returns to action with Scottish adventures

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    There was disappointment later in the day when Class 55 No. D9009 Alycidon failed on the return leg.

  • Maritime takes over DB terminals – and wins East Midlands Gateway contract

    Maritime takes over DB terminals – and wins East Midlands Gateway contract

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    Multi-modal logistics company Maritime Transport is taking over the operation of two DB Cargo UK intermodal terminals, and has signed a 25-year lease deal to operate the new East Midlands Gateway Strategic Railfreight Interchange.  Maritime will take over responsibility for DBC’s under-utilised terminals at Trafford Park and Wakefield, and plans to invest in both equipment…

  • Whirlwind through Wensleydale

    Whirlwind through Wensleydale

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    February’s high-profile visit of Peppercorn A1 No. 60163 Tornado to the Wensleydale Railway not only brought in the crowds and saw sell-out-trains well out of the peak season, but also highlighted the still-to-be-unlocked full potential of this scenic route as a heritage line. Robin Jones reports. It seems that the dales had never seen anything…

  • Golden ‘Teddy Bear’ to star at Didcot event

    Golden ‘Teddy Bear’ to star at Didcot event

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    CLASS 14 No. D9551 arrived at Didcot by road from the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) on March 8.  The golden ochre-liveried loco is seen at DB Cargo’s fuelling point prior to being taken across the tracks to enter Didcot Railway Centre. Behind is DBC Class 66 No. 66057. The 0-6-0DH will be used on three weekends…

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