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Rail Logistics

Economical rail transport solutions that reduce your carbon footprint

Reliable Rail Freight that keeps your business on track

Ferguson Transport & Shipping provide rail distribution services from Corpach via Grangemouth providing a more efficient way to transport goods throughout the UK.

Offering rail-based logistic solutions is part of our commitment to intermodal freight services, through a modal shift from road to rail and sea. This allows us to offer a more efficient, sustainable and cost-effective service, without compromising on reliability.

Rail Logistics
Rail Logistics

Why Rail Logistics?

The company’s goals include developing infrastructure and an intermodal hub at Corpach via modal shift that will reduce truckloads of road miles, saved annually on Scotland’s notoriously bad A82 road. This will go a long way to help us provide our customers with a safer, higher standard of freight service, as well as reduce the company’s carbon footprint.

Following extensive trials, Ferguson Transport’s Rail Distribution swap bodies went into service in March 2012 and we’re proud to work closely with WH Malcolm Rail Terminal in Grangemouth.

Fast, secure and more eco-friendly
– The benefits of Rail Freight

Fast & Reliable

Fast & Reliable

Unlike road and ocean freight, trains do not get stuck in traffic jams or hampered by congestion or bad weather conditions. The reduced risk of sudden or occasional delays means that rail freight transport is a fast, punctual and reliable way to transport goods.

Economical

Economical

Particularly efficient for long distances, as one driver can comparably move more containers with fewer restrictions and rest stops, rail freight transport is subject to less oil price fluctuations and fuel surcharges making it an economical logistic option.

Secure

Secure

Due to the difficulty for criminals to get access the trains and unload containers, statistics show that thefts from containers shipped by rail freight are relatively rare. The high level of security means rail freight transport is a very secure way to move goods.

Eco-friendly

Eco-friendly

As rail freight is often electrically powered, and because of the high volumes that a single train can transport, rail logistics emit much lower volumes of CO2 making it more environmentally sustainable and a much greener way to transport goods.

Multimodal compatibility

Multimodal compatibility

Using containers and trailers that are easily compatible with both road and rail freight means that there is no need to unload and load at specific transit points. Multimodal transport allows shipments to be simply lifted from train to truck for fast and efficient delivery.

Safe & Efficient

Safe & Efficient

With significant ongoing rail development and safety improvements in recent years, rail freight is considered to be one of the safest transport solutions today. With continuous investment in its infrastructure we are seeing improvements in the overall efficiency of rail transport.

Rail Logistics
Rail Logistics

Ferguson Transport & Shipping is the perfect partner to improve your supply chain and delivery with reliable rail freight transport

For any questions about our Rail logistics or to discuss your specific requirements, please get in touch or simply request a quote today.