Freight targets are a floor for growth and not a ceiling, says UK report

A parliamentary launch for Rail Partners’ report ‘Freight Britain: An engine for green growth’. The document was formally introduced at the Partners’ annual reception event on the Thames-side terrace of the Houses of Parliament. The invited guests, media, and rail customers were in the company of representatives from across the political spectrum. With an election…

UK Government grants are vital support for rail freight development

Governments in London, Cardiff, and Edinburgh should strengthen financial backing for rail amid ambitious growth targets and economic challenges. In response to the UK Department of Transport’s (DfT) ongoing review of mode shift grants, Rail Partners, an industry-wide advocacy group, has underscored the crucial role of government support in driving the growth of rail freight…

UK Government grants are vital support for rail freight development

Governments in London, Cardiff, and Edinburgh should strengthen financial backing for rail amid ambitious growth targets and economic challenges. In response to the UK Department of Transport’s (DfT) ongoing review of mode shift grants, Rail Partners, an industry-wide advocacy group, has underscored the crucial role of government support in driving the growth of rail freight…

Boxes and biomass shore up latest UK freight figures

The latest quarterly freight figures have some pleasing headlines. However, beyond the standfirst of growth in domestic intermodal and an upturn in biomass movements, there’s a less rosy picture in the big ticket items of maritime movements and construction materials. The two dominant sectors moved in opposite directions, amounting to an overall fall in freight […]

Boxes and biomass shore up latest UK freight figures

The latest quarterly freight figures have some pleasing headlines. However, beyond the standfirst of growth in domestic intermodal and an upturn in biomass movements, there’s a less rosy picture in the big ticket items of maritime movements and construction materials. The two dominant sectors moved in opposite directions, amounting to an overall fall in freight […]

UK Budget leaves rail freight sector feeling unloved

Jeremy Hunt delivered a budget speech last week. It may be his last. it’s not because the rail freight sector has put out a contract on the UK Chancellor. However, there may well be an election before he has another opportunity to deliver some solace for the sector. A budget speech may not be the […]

UK Budget leaves rail freight sector feeling unloved

Jeremy Hunt delivered a budget speech last week. It may be his last. it’s not because the rail freight sector has put out a contract on the UK Chancellor. However, there may well be an election before he has another opportunity to deliver some solace for the sector. A budget speech may not be the […]