Topic: Budget

Rail industry unimpressed by UK Budget

A railway industry representative body has called the UK Autumn Budget and Spending Review a missed opportunity to unleash the potential of rail. Consequently, it sets back the case for increased rail freight and adversely...Read more

04-11-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

A Freightliner container train from Wentloog near Cardiff to Southampton. Photo credit: Geof Sheppard

Nine UK freight electrification schemes now please

They may not have been satisfied by the UK budget yesterday. The pressure group Railfuture has released a list of priority schemes. The campaigners believe these are the most urgently needed interventions to release capacity...Read more

12-03-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UK budget scant on rail detail

The first UK budget since Brexit delivered a large package of investment pledges, aimed at helping the economy in the short and long term. However, in the transport sector, it was roads that were the...Read more

11-03-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton