Road To Rail

Indiana Rail Road executives Engle, Kaelin retire

Michael D. Engel. Indiana Rail Road
INDIANAPOLIS — Michael D. Engel and Larry F. Kaelin, who played key roles in the success of the Indiana Rail Road during their tenure as executives, have retired, the railroad has announced.
Both men retired as of …

Incentives shift cargo from road to rail at DP World Southampton

The port operator introduced its Modal Shift Programme trial last September. From September to February, Southampton logistics hub saw an increase in freight moved by rail instead of road from 21% to 35%. The initiative is a bid to reduce greenhouse ga…

Oxford Botley Road design plans submitted for rail bridge

Oxfordshire County Council has opened a consultation for members of the public to share their thoughts on planned Network Rail development at the Botley Road site in Oxford[1].
The proposals are part of ongoing work to provide a new western entrance to…

York Station: Queen Street Bridge to shut for April weekend

Councillor Peter Kilbane, the council’s deputy leader, said the York Station Gateway project would “bring new public spaces, as well as active and sustainable travel facilities”.”Such works are always disruptive and we apologise in advance for the inco…

Unlimited travel by road, sea and rail available on one ticket

The Morebus Breezer and New Forest Tour services received a premium journey ratingUNLIMITED travel by sea, road and rail across some of the most scenic places in Dorset can now be bought on one ticket.Morebus has teamed up with City Cruises and the Swa…

Gloucestershire Traffic and Travel latest news

Check the Gloucestershire Live daily live blog for up-to-the-minute traffic and travel updates every weekday. Tens of thousands of journeys are made each day in the Gloucestershire region as well as millions of journeys by public transport every year. …

Freight transport statistics

Modal split of freight transport in the EU
Maritime transport represented more than two-thirds of freight tonne-kilometres in the EU throughout the last decade
Maritime transport accounted for the largest share of EU freight transport performance (bas…