Read the CBI submission on GBRTT’s proposed rail freight growth target – and what needs to change to create real growth in the rail freight industry.
When publishing the Future of Freight plan earlier this year, the government confirmed its intention to consult on the development of a rail freight growth target, in line with long-standing commitments made in both the Transport Decarbonisation Plan and the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail.
The government believes that there are significant opportunities to grow the rail freight sector in the UK. It believes that a rail freight growth target will further strengthen the place of rail freight on the national network, create new opportunities for growth and investment, and accelerate a modal shift of freight with resulting decarbonisation benefits.
The CBI supports the development of a rail freight growth target, but it cannot be the only element to the story in order to ensure that rail freight grows.
For rail freight to grow, the priority must be ensuring continued private sector investment is able to flow. Government must also support the
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