network-rail

Network Rail appoints freight director

Network Rail, Britain's railway infrastructure operator, has appointed Paul McMahon as director of freight. He has spent more than eight years at the Office of Rail Regulation, where he was deputy director, railway markets & economics. The previous freight director was Tim Robinson, who has become Sussex route managing director. [+]

EU to fund UK rail improvements

The UK has secured European Union funding from the TEN-T Agency for three freight-related projects. The UK railway infrastructure company said that three projects to improve vital freight and passenger links on the railway network are to receive €14m (£11m) from the European Commission - €5m (£4m) towards electrifation between Liverpool ... [+]

Rail report welcomed with reservations

The industry broadly welcomed the McNulty report on the future of the railways published on 9 March, but warned that the needs of rail freight operators should not be forgotten. The report, which was mainly concerned with passenger services, demanded better value for money from the rail industry. The Freight Transport ... [+]