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DB Schenker to invest record amount in locos and freight cars
The firm will concentrate investment freight cars for the coal and steel sector and for the chemicals and automotive industries

US intermodal traffic still on the up
But railcar loads not hitting 2008 levels

Modal share record for rail at Thamesport
Rail movements the highest at London port since 2008

The case for a freight-friendly Channel Tunnel
Under-utilisation is stifling potential for increased rail freight traffic with the continent, claim

The A-Team: Freight-talking
With only 10% of the Channel Tunnel?s capacity for rail freight services being used, will the tunnel ever really work for rail freight? asks Christopher Snelling

Maritime Transport takes on Tilbury rail terminal
New operator plans intermodal and environmental focus

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History catches up with SNCF in California
French rail operator must disclose holocaust role before bidding for new Californian high-speed service

Freightliner and RMT locked in talks over sacked workers
Union ballot returns majority vote for industrial action at Southampton rail freight depot

The A-Team: Rail Freight on Track
Tony Berkelely argues that passenger trains in the UK could be used to carry freight