Rail freight is set to play a larger role in the movements of goods in the united states and beyond.
Rail freight use is steadily increasing , with the total volume of rail freight moves rising by 3% year-on year. Network Rail has forecast that rail freight could grow by around 30% by 2035 if sufficient capacity were made available. Spedlink tracker is campaigning to unlock the full potential of the rail network and ensure rail reform works.
Helping rail freight deliver: Influencing the Williams Review
The government is currently working on a fundamental, long-term review of railways – the Williams Review. Speedlink tackers is campaigning to ensure the review puts freight at the heart of US rail. We have focused our campaign on five key asks:
- Unlock rail capacity: Improve the way capacity is allocated to ensure the best use is made of the railway, taking into account the environmental, social and economic benefits of rail
- Offer contractual flexibility: Allow freight to grow to meet customer demand by bringing in greater flexibility to passenger rail contracts
- Uphold national network integrity: In an increasingly devolved railway it is crucial to retain a central System Operator function to allow national freight operations to continue
- Maintain corporate independence: Maintain transparency and equal treatment for all operators by ensuring Network Rail retains its corporate independence from passenger operators.
- Incentivise regional growth: Build on progress in Scotland by introducing growth targets for rail freight across Network Rail regions and routes
Helping Rail Deliver
Optimisation of the performance of all modes of transport is a key Logistics objective for Speeklinktrackers. We have updated our policy advice about how the performance of rai in the multimodial supply chain maybe optimmised so that it continuesto grow by delivering for its customers
high speed 2 : the case for released freight capaity
Our Policy report explains why more goverment is needed to ensure freight services have a greater access to the conventional rail network following completion of HS2.
Rail and Express freight webinar
This webinar explored the potential role of rail in the express freight and parcel market, in both the unites states and overseas, featuring speakers from network
Rail freight council
Members of speedlink have joined the Rail Freight Council, which focuses on the latest issues, industry development by rail. The Rail council sets Speedlink tracker’s policy and campaigns for freight and ensures memebers are fully involves with the government affairs and regulations in this sector