The official UK government figures, issued by the Office of Rail and Road, show expected retrenchment in rail freight activity. Much of that is attributed directly to the pandemic. Consequently, signs of recovery are there,...Read more
Despite the pandemic and the Brexit, rail freight in the UK recorded growth of over two per cent in the third quarter of 2020. The latest official quarterly figures from the Office of Rail and...Read more
The rail freight sector is fighting to maintain its profitability despite terrible trading conditions. The headlines from the latest official UK rail statistics make mixed reading. The government figures show a summer of disruption and...Read more
Despite the praise rightly heaped on rail freight operators for keeping the essential supplies flowing, the April-July statistics make grim reading for the sector. Official figures from the Office of Rail and Road, released late...Read more
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) says the latest statistics, released last week by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), show a worrying downward trend. The Union has called for...Read more
Lighter loads moved shorter distances. That could be the headline interpretation of the latest industry statistics from the UK Office of Rail and Road. Freight figures show the lowest total tonne-kilometre figures of the century...Read more
The Office of Rail and Road, the oversight body in the UK, has said it is investigating the performance of Network Rail, the infrastructure manager for most of the network, and has issued a warning...Read more
Access charges are going up on the dedicated high speed line connecting London and the Channel Tunnel. But freight traffic gets a break, thanks to the regulator. HS1 Limited, the company that operates the line,...Read more
A big decline in demand for coal movements was a key factor in rail freight falling significantly in the UK during 2016/17, according to official figures. Rail freight moved fell to 17.2 billion net tonne...Read more
Rail freight volumes in the UK towards the end of 2016 were down almost three per cent on the same period for 2015, new figures show. The Office for Rail and Road (ORR) says 4.42...Read more
The Rail Freight Group says it is ‘concerned’ at suggestions the budget for rail freight grants in the UK could be reduced. It follows a report that the Government’s mode shift revenue support (MSRS) grant had...Read more
