RFG is the representative body for UK rail freight. Working with 120 member companies, we campaign to increase the amount of goods moved by rail by influencing Government and rail policy. We are looking to recruit a policy manager, reporting to the Director General, to help support this work. Download the full job description […]
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The September 2019 issue of RFG News has now been published. It leads with our Annual Awards Dinner, where we were delighted to name PD Ports as the RFG Business of the Year. Download a copy here: RFG News – Issue 137 – September 2019 The Awards Dinner was a fantastic success and congratulations to everyone […]
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An ambitious growth strategy for rail freight could generate between £75-90bn in environmental and economic benefits over the coming decade, according to a new report published today (23 September) by Rail Freight Group. The study, undertaken by Stephen Joseph Associates highlights how a new approach from national and local Governments, along with continued investment from […]
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PD Ports has won the Business of the Year Award at the Rail Freight Group’s annual excellence awards, with the judges praising its outstanding commitment to its customers and to the wider local community in the North East. Network Rail won the Project of the Year category for its enhancement work on the Felixstowe to […]
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Welcome to the 136th issue of RFG News, the Rail Freight Group’s regular newsletter. Click the link to download your copy: RFG News – Issue 136 – July 2019 The July 2019 issue welcomes a host of new rail freight service announcements, showing just how retailers’ attitudes to rail are changing. Among the fantastic new service announcements is […]
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The International Union for Road – Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) and the Rail Freight Group (RFG) today (28 June) announced a new collaboration to further promote the growth of road-rail combined transport. The organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will enable them to work more closely together on areas of common interest, and […]
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HS2 is an important project for the UK railway, and the freight sector continues to support its development. However, the Rail Freight Group (RFG) remains concerned that existing freight services on the West Coast Main Line may be adversely affected in future, once HS2 services leave the high-speed network and start running on the route. […]
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Welcome to the 135th issue of RFG News, the Rail Freight Group’s regular newsletter. Download your copy here. The May 2019 issue leads on the unveiling of the new railway sidings in Buxton, which will allow longer freight trains to serve the local quarries. It is a fantastic project and everyone involved deserves a lot […]
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Rail Freight Group (RFG) today (17 April 2019) welcomed the National Infrastructure Commission’s Freight Study final report, which has made important recommendations on the future of freight. The Commission’s report has three main conclusions, namely that surface freight can and must be decarbonised by 2050, that there must be better land use planning for freight, […]
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With a no-deal Brexit increasingly likely, and no agreement reached regarding basic rail connectivity through the Channel Tunnel between the UK and EU, there is a risk of severe disruption to services. As such, the Rail Freight Group (RFG) welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for contingency measures. However, at present, the European Commission’s measures focus […]
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