Lynx Express remains committed to rail despite last week’s closure of the Red Star operation it acquired in 1999. Together with TDG and GB Railfreight, the company is part of the Minimodal consortium which won £1m ( t1.6) in last year ‘s Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) competition designed to stimulate and incentivise innovative thinking about rail transport.
Read MoreA high-speed rail freight service between Amsterdam to Milan may have finally broken into
the fresh flowers market, after the first shipment last week.
The 14-hour Overnight Express service was set up as a combined passenger/freight pilot project last year for flower shippers and traders, but had struggled to win the confidence of the industry.
THE Red Star rail-based express parcel delivery firm is to close with the loss of 260 jobs.
Read MoreSafeway is planning to extend its use of rail for daily movements of goods
Read MoreBritain’s Strategic Rail Authority this week called for improved rail links to the main container ports of Felixstowe and Southampton as part of a $5.8 billion investment program to shift traffic from trucks to rails.
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