Topic: Andy Bagnall

I am the backbone of the economy - special livery for a class 90 electric locomotive in service with DB Cargo UK

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...Read more

02-04-2024|Comment|author: Simon Walton

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...Read more

15-03-2024|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Freight train leaving Drax Power Station with empty biomass trucks

Manifesto for Rail to be keynote at George Bradshaw Address

Prioritise getting freight off roads and onto rail is the unsurprising manifesto pledge from Rail Partners, the influential policy and lobby group, representing operators in the freight and passenger sectors in the UK rail industry....Read more

19-02-2024|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UK Rail Partners call for a trebling of rail freight

Rail Partners, a representative membership body lobbying for passenger-owning groups and freight companies members, says it can help rebalance and decarbonise a growing UK economy. The association has been responding to a call for evidence...Read more

19-10-2022|1 comment|author: Simon Walton