Rail freight has been feeling the pinch as much as any other sector in the UK economy. The direct costs of operations have been going down the fast line like an express train running late,...Read more
A week after the launch of the UK government’s strategy document, “Future of Freight – a long term plan”, which seems to have lasted longer than the UK government, questions have been raised about the...Read more
An extensive report from the British government has set out its vision for the future of freight in the UK, covering all modes including rail. It says the entire sector must face up to future...Read more
The prospect for a resolution to the current rail dispute in Britain seems even further down the line. A deal is less likely now, at the end of a week of strike action. With the...Read more
UK trades union members have voted overwhelmingly for strike action. The result of a nationwide ballot was announced late on Tuesday evening, giving unions a mandate to call their members out in what has been...Read more
The Railway Industry Association, the national trade body representing over 300 rail companies, has responded unfavourably to the UK government Integrated Rail Plan. The long-awaited document, giving details of revised plans for the North of...Read more
The latest Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline is long overdue. That is why the Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national trade body for the rail supply chain, says the UK government must urgently publish it. The...Read more
The British government has published its post-pandemic plans for transport, and rail freight plays a significant role. The plan addresses travel, and transport patterns changes and redefines the route map for transport and logistics in...Read more
UK’s Rail Industry Association has called on the government in London to make some critical decisions before it takes its summer recess at the end of next week. It says the UK government has ten...Read more
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
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
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
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
