Topic: Maggie Simpson

UK plans for northern ports gauge clearance

UK’s government has announced its Integrated Rail Plan. According the RailFreight Group, which represent the industry int he UK, there are some positive notes. Mostly, it will be “transformative for northern ports”.Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
Portrait of Maggie Simpson the director general of the Rail Freight Group in the UK

Rail Freight Group welcomes UK rail reform

The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has called today’s Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ to grow freight, as long as the proposed rail reforms deliver on the promises. The UK government has...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
portrait of Maggie Simpson of the Rail Freight Group

UK rail freight in a state of flux

Maggie Simpson, the director general of the Rail Freight Group, gave a frank appraisal of the industry as she opened the RailFreight Webinar UK on the future prospects for growth. Cause for long-term optimism is...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
Felixstowe Port. Photo: Network Rail

UK freight growth on the horizon

Members of the influential Rail Freight Group believe that recovery for the sector is on the horizon and could lead the way for the British economy. That optimism, together with long term growth, is up...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton