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Rail body asks the freight industry: are we on the right lines?

The Transition Team at Great British Railways – the government body that runs the country’s national system – is calling for views and ideas from stakeholders on how to expand rail freight. GBRTT estimates that rail currently accounts for just 10% of surface freight but delivers social and economic benefits worth £2.5 billion to the UK each year including 76% less carbon emissions. It says that a freight growth target will act ... [+]