Topic: Grant Shapps

UK ends franchising passenger traffic, what does it mean for freight?

The UK government has announced this morning that it will support the passenger network for at least the next 18 months. This means that it is officially renationalising the railways, doing away with the franchising...Read more

21-09-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Transpennine upgrade funding pledged by UK government and welcomed by freight operators

Work on the Transpennine main line between Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester, has been strengthened by a funding package announced by the UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. 589 million British pounds (646 million Euros) has been...Read more

23-07-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UK slipping behind EU on decarbonising freight

 Transport policy in the UK is not moving fast enough to keep up with decarbonisation planning in the EU, says the Rail Freight Group. There are fears that inaction could put rail freight and the...Read more

28-05-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Rolling electrification needed to decarbonise UK’s railway by 2040

A consortium of business interests from around the UK has called on the UK government to immediately start a programme of rolling electrification to help meet the target of decarbonising the railway by 2040. The...Read more

20-02-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton