The November 2023 issue of RFG News, the Rail Freight Group’s regular newsletter, has now been published. Download your copy here. Inside, we welcome our three new Board members Sabrina Meksaoui, Alex Kirk and Lee Armstrong. We would also like to sincerely thank our outgoing Board members Mike Garratt, Liam Day and Andrew Harston. In […]
Digital technology has been enabling efficiencies in the rail freight sector for years, and RFG’s own Digital Forum is providing a neutral space for RFG members to come together and discuss the opportunities and challenges from existing and emerging technologies. It is evident that within member companies, and companies more widely, there is great digital […]
The Rail Freight Group (RFG) is delighted to welcome its new Board members, each voted in during its AGM and Autumn Meeting on 8 November 2023. The newly appointed Board members are: Sabrina Meksaoui, Chief Revenue Officer, Everysens (pictured above) Alex Kirk, Head of Infrastructure & HS2, GB Railfreight (GBRf) Lee Armstrong, Group Head of […]
The RFG launched its pilot cohort for the brand new Cross-Member Mentoring Programme in January. Some 40 mentees were matched with a mentor and 29 different organisations were represented, giving people in freight the opportunity to develop new skills and expand knowledge of the many different areas of rail freight over a 12-month period. Mentees […]
Rail Freight Group (RFG) was pleased to respond to the DfT Call for Evidence on freight, logistics and the planning system. A functioning planning system is essential for a productive, efficient and sustainable freight and logistics system that delivers value to the UK economy and reduces carbon emissions in line with Net Zero 2050. Rail […]
AV Dawson, owner and operator of Port of Middlesbrough has been awarded ‘Good Business Charter’ status. The Good Business Charter (GBC) is a UK-based accreditation which encourages and recognises ethical and responsible business practices. The accreditation encompasses ten commitments and businesses must meet all of them to receive GBC status. The components include real living […]
Knorr-Bremse Derailment Detector EDT101, fitted to Davis Wagon Service’s UK freight wagons, has been awarded runner-up in the Sustainability and Safety category at the Rail Freight Group Awards. The derailment detector recognises when a vehicle has derailed and immediately instigates an emergency brake application. The first deployment in the UK is now underway. The railways […]
When I told someone (in the freight industry) that Solent Stevedores had been named Business of the Year at our annual Rail Freight Group Awards, he expressed surprise. Surely a rail freight company should be the winner? When I explained that Tarmac had won the accolade a couple of years ago, he was even more […]
Solent Stevedores has been named Business of the Year at the annual Rail Freight Group (RFG) Awards, held on 7 September at Shendish Manor Hotel, Apsley. The RFG Awards recognise the hard work and achievements of companies, teams and individuals working right across the UK’s rail freight sector. The judges were impressed by the company’s […]
So, the question is what’s focus stacking and why would you want to use this technique? Photography focus stacking is a technique used within many genres of photography mostly associated with landscape and macro photography to increase the depth of field in an image, allowing the photographer to capture sharp images from foreground to background. […]
