Topic: Rail industry Association

Freight on agenda for Scottish transport secretary

Cross-border connectivity, capacity, and light goods sent by rail were all subjects for debate with Michael Matheson, the transport secretary at the Scottish government. The politician with responsibility for rail management, infrastructure, and development was...Read more

02-12-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UK rail freight responds to Spending Review

UK chancellor Rishi Sunak promised that rail will feature in the pandemic recovery programme. He said this in the Autumn Spending Review to the British parliament on Wednesday. Despite the worst ever economic figures in...Read more

26-11-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Will UK rail freight sector be diesel free before 2050?

The UK rail freight sector will be diesel free before 2050. That is the headline from the Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy, published by Network Rail in response to a UK government legislative programme. The industry...Read more

14-09-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Sparks fly as UK freight leaders unite on decarbonisation

Major representative bodies and stakeholders are today seeking progress on a national initiative to make the railways net-zero carbon by 2050, in line with the UK government target set out in legislation.Read more

13-07-2020|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