FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH
Rail Revolution claims UK Government
The current UK Government has made a habit of embarrassing about-turns on policy, but this week the left-wing first-term Labour Party reached new heights of…
GB Budget bleak
Rail unconvinced by UK budget statement
Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, made a statement to the British parliament. There was little comfort for the hard-pressed rail freight sector.…
Great British Consultation
Consultation fatigue in UK rail industry?
The UK Government has launched a consultation on plans for their rail reform bill. A breathlessly enthusiastic release from the Department for Transport has promised…
promises not kept
UK policy failing rail freight
Elected in summer but failing the rail freight sector by winter. That’s the conclusion of a recent submission to “Private Eye” – Britain’s most satirical…
New minister appointed
Heidi Alexander takes transport portfolio in UK Government
The shock resignation of the former Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has been superseded by the rapid appointment of Heidi Alexander as her replacement. The cabinet…
criminal charges
UK Transport Secretary resigns
A Black Friday for the flame-haired Louise Haigh, and red faces within the UK Government. The Transport Secretary has resigned amid revelations of a historical…
disappointment for rail lobby
UK: A massive budget but taxing for trains
The UK Budget, delivered today (30 October), was a series of firsts. It was the first by the new government, elected just over three months…
commitment to freight
Freight to the fore in Great British Railways
Great British Railways, the proposed new overarching body for infrastructure and train management, is to have a statutory requirement to promote rail freight. That much…
freight stays private
No nationalisation for rail freight in UK
Britain’s new government, led by the left-wing Labour Party, has committed to nationalising the railways in Great Britain. There have been nationalisations of Britain’s railways…
UK industry is generally supportive of Labour Party rail reform
The left-wing Labour Party is expected to take over in office when the United Kingdom goes to the polls later this year. The party has…
Bradshaw Address: UK modal shift port incentives should be extended, says Rail Minister
There is a pioneering scheme at the Port of Southampton, encouraging intermodal logistics customers to switch their loads from road to rail. That scheme should…
Manifesto for Rail to be keynote at George Bradshaw Address
Prioritise getting freight off roads and onto rail is the unsurprising manifesto pledge from Rail Partners, the influential policy and lobby group, representing operators in…