UK mega project Northern Powerhouse Rail back on track?
A project to connect major cities in the north of England with a dedicated high-speed railway, vastly increasing capacity for freight and passenger traffic, could be back on the agenda, but only if members of...Read more
Muted industry response to muted Spring Statement
The UK interim budget, known as the Spring Statement, had little cause for cheer within its pages. The star of the chancellor Rishi Sunak, in ascendency during the pandemic, has been occulted by the body...Read more
What can the rail freight industry expect from the UK chancellor’s Spring Statement?
Railway industry leaders are waiting expectantly for the financial policy announcements in the UK. Against a backdrop of inflation heading into territory not visited since the 1970s and mounting multiple pressures on the economy, there...Read more