Topic: UK Government

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

Benefits for UK rail freight in accelerated infrastructure programme

A programme of infrastructure development brought forward by the UK government today, can give the rail freight sector cautious optimism. A commitment to spread the current building boom around the country can provide opportunities for...Read more

30-06-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Could freeports boost UK rail freight?

The UK government has launched a consultation into fulfilling its policy commitment to establishing up to ten new freeports in post-Brexit Britain. With the possibility that at least some of those locations could be inland,...Read more

02-03-2020|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