Transport and Logistics Network
Two loose horses died when they were hit by a lorry on a major trunk road.The animals were hit by the truck on the A19 southbound west of Hartlepool at about 04:00 GMT on Friday. Shortly afterwards their bodies were hit again by a BMW.The car driver wa…
road vs railSectors in Italy and Spain reveal divergent logistics priorities for modal shift
European institutions have been pushing for a modal shift to rail freight for the past few years. However, the various segments of the industry in…
20 February…
PARIS – Safran Electrical and Power, a unit of aerospace titan Safran, has achieved the world’s first type certification for an electric motor for civil aircraft.
Safran’s ENGINeUS 100 series on Monday became the first engine certified as airworthy und…
US-based Wright Electric successfully ran its 2.5MW motor and inverter together for the first time last week, a significant milestone for its program to develop the most powerful electric-propulsion system for aircraft yet.
The company’s WM2500 motor a…
Lanes are blocked along the M62 this morning (Friday) following a crash between a car and lorry.
The crash happened on the eastbound carriageway on the M62 between Junction 28 for Tingley and Junction 29 for Lofthouse. Lanes one and two of four are blo…
Person suffers broken arm in crash
Gloucestershire Police say: “We were called shortly before 2pm today (Thursday) with a report of a collision on the M5 northbound carriageway near to Gloucester Services. A car collided with the central reservation an…
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Remembering Jane
We must begin today’s podcast on a somber note, as the whole FREEPOD team is deeply saddened by the passing of Jane Lethlean, one of our board members and a valued contributor to this community journalism effort, on …
Two men were taken to hospital following an early-morning crash between a lorry an a car on the M6 in Staffordshire. Paramedics were sent to the northbound carriageway following the collision near Stone at 6am this morning (February 6).
The driver and …
The zero-tailpipe emission trucks, which replace outgoing diesel models, will be powered by electricity from CHP (combined heat and power) generators, which harness gas produced through United Utilities own anaerobic digesters, providing a fully sustai…
By Alexander Whiteman[1]
06/02/2025
After two years of decline, China-EU railfreight volumes are back on track, westbound flows last year soaring 130% year on year, helped in part by the Red Sea crisis.
Volumes from China to Europe passed 330,700 teu…