Dft Low Carbon Vehicle Competition

The Tyne and Wear Freight Partnership is on the lookout for transport operators that would be interested in trialling low carbon... read more

New Tyne Crossing Restrictions

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Tyne and Wear Rail Freight Questionnaire

A Rail Freight Partner group has been set up by the Partnership to include a number of rail industry organisations as stakeholders. The purpose of the group is to seek an understanding of opportunities for modal shift from road to rail. To help this process we have produced a short questionaire which can be completed in around 10-12 minutes.

See the Rail Freight home page for further information

Next Partnership Meeting

The next meeting of the Tyne and Wear Freight Partnership will be held on Wednesday 7th March 2012, from 10.30-12.30, in Committee Room C, South Shields Town Hall, Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 2RL, 0191 427 1717. read more

Important Changes to Tyne Tunnel Traffic Controls

Both Tyne vehicle tunnels will become operational this month, will more than double capacity at the crossing. When both tunnels are in use, the new road tunnel (currently operating bi-directionally) will become one way, offering two lanes for southbound traffic. The original, refurbished road tunnel will offer two lanes for northbound traffic. Vehicles other than cars will be required to use lane one, which has a maximum height of 5.1 metres read more

Getting Freight Back on the Rails

The Tyne and Wear Freight Partnership’s Freight on Rail Working Group is holding a meeting on Wednesday 28 September to discuss the Partnership’s plans to encourage freight on rail, and to review current progress in promoting railfreight. read more

September's Partnership Meeting

At the Partnership meeting in September, there were several informative presentations. read more

Welcome to the August newsletter for the Tyne and Wear Freight Partnership

Welcome to this, the Partnership’s first newsletter of the 2011-12 year. Although we have made some small organisational changes to the way the Partnership isrun for this year, our goal remains the same, to promote sustainable freight transport in Tyne and Wear.

The Freight Partnership is operated under the remit of the Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan (LTP), with technical support and operator liaison provided by Aecom.

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New LTP for Tyne and Wear

The third Tyne and Wear LTP took effect on 1 April 2011. LTP3 explains how we intend to improve our transport system, covering all the forms of transport that are used to move people and goods around the region. read more

2011 / 2012 Action Plan

The tasks to be undertaken by the Partnership in 2011 / 12 are listed on the website here . read more

Fleet Recognition

Fleet Recognition Schemes are free, voluntary schemes that are designed to encourage good practice in operational and environmental performance for operators of goods vehicles. In some cases, they may also include bus and coach fleets. read more

June Meeting

The June meeting of the Partnership was well-attended and included a fascinating and thought-provoking presentation by Keith Ross of Network Rail about bridge strikes and the dangers they pose for both road and rail traffic. read more

Tyne Tunnel News

The TT2 project continues to progress and vehicles are now currently using the new tunnel that was built as part of the New Tyne Crossing project. The second phase of the project, which is currently underway, involves the full refurbishment of the original vehicle tunnel built in 1967. This is expected to be completed in December 2011 when both vehicle tunnels will be open to traffic. read more

Website and Online Forum

We now have an online forum on the Partnership’s website, enabling discussion and comment about freight issues. You can access it at here after completing a straightforward registration process. read more

Newcastle Freight Consolidation Centre

Clipper Logistics working in partnership with Your Homes Newcastle has created a Freight Consolidation Centre to serve the North East. The Freight Consolidation Centre, known as The hub, is located in Newcastle to provide retailer support to Eldon Square, the Metro Centre and Newcastle City Centre in the first instance. read more

Get Involved

If you would like to get involved with the Partnership you are welcome to come along to the next meeting which is scheduled for Wednesday 7 September 2011 in the Leazes Room at Newcastle Civic Centre. Reception is at 17:30, with a buffet tea provided, with the main meeting starting at 18:00. read more

Temporary road works as New Tyne Crossing builds new features for Jarrow

Temporary traffic management measures will be implemented in Jarrow during July and August 2011 as works towards completion of the New Tyne Crossing are carried out. read more

Preventing Bridge Strikes

At the Partnership meeting in June, Keith Ross of Network Rail gave a presentation on Preventing Bridges Strikes. read more

Freight Exchange Trial Conclusions

It is evident that Freight Exchanges continue to play an important role in freight operations and that there is a wealth of options and opportunities for operators to exploit. It was also clear that the majority of operators tend to have already investigated and used freight exchanges... read more

The Award winning Tyne and Wear Freight Partnership, which is managed by AECOM on behalf of the Tyne and Wear Local Transport Plan Team, held a successful European Freight Conference this week (22 February 2011), which was designed to provide a platform to discuss best practice and innovations in urban freight transportation. read more

Summary Documents

Summary Documents can be downloaded from the... read more

Presentations

Presentations can be downloaded from the following links: read more