Northern Powerhouse Rail

UK Freight lobby seeks NPR assurances

Intermodal train on Manchster's Castlefield Corridor
Manchester's Castlefield Corridor looking from Piccadilly to Oxford Road wth two intermodal trains. Image: © Philip Smart

The UK representative body, the Rail Freight Group (RFG) , has raised the issue of freight in the UK government announcements for developments in the North of England. The UK Government has proposed a programme of development, tantamount to a rebirth of the Northern Powerhouse Rail project (NPR), to connect cities across the North of England. The concerns of the RFG are already echoing through the industry. There was no appreciable mention of freight in the statements made to parliament on Wednesday (14 January).

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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