Rail Freight Group (RFG) have today (21 Sep 2020) called for full recognition of the rail freight sector in Government’s planned reforms for UK railways. Department for Transport has announced fundamental changes to the structure of passenger train contracting and operations, effectively bringing rail franchising to an end. It also signalled further changes in future […]
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iPort Rail has won ‘Business of the Year’ at the Rail Freight Group’s annual excellence awards event, with judges praising its outstanding vision for the future of the rail freight sector. Nominated and chosen by the judging panel, iPort Rail had demonstrated how it achieved excellence in customer care, environmental standards and innovation. Judges said: […]
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Useful links for the Awards Night The RFG Awards Night 2020 programme can be downloaded here. The link to the Charity Raffle donation page can be found here.
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RFG is pleased to announce that we have once again chosen Railway Benefit Fund as the charity we are supporting at the RFG Awards. Click here to purchase tickets. There are lots of great prizes and you can buy tickets now – whether or not you are ‘attending’ our online awards. Railway Benefit Fund helps […]
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It is with great sadness that we have to announce that the Rail Freight Group Christmas Lunch 2020 will not go ahead. The Christmas Lunch is the highlight of our events programme, and we know how much our members and guests enjoy it. So it is not an easy decision for us to cancel this […]
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The Rail Freight Group is delighted to welcome award-winning magician Nick Einhorn, and his new Virtual Astonishment show, to its online awards dinner night. The event takes place at 7pm on 10 September 2020. Click here to register to attend. Winner of ITV1’s Fool Us, Nick is a close-up magic legend and an old friend of the RFG. If you didn’t catch his […]
Read MoreTransport for Scotland has published its Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan. The plan focuses on decarbonising transport through modal shift to rail, and decarbonising rail traction energy through the removal of diesel passenger trains from the Scottish network by 2035. Transport for Scotland will seek to maximise all opportunities for modal shift to rail from […]
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The Rail Freight Group (RFG) is delighted to announce the finalists for its RFG Awards 2020. Entries were received from members right across the rail freight sector including freight operators, ports, terminals, logistics companies, customers and support service providers. Judges were impressed by the consistently high quality of entries and RFG would like to thank […]
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RFG today welcomed Government’s announcement that improved freight capacity and electrification is to be developed as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. With a further £589m now committed to the project, an Integrated Rail Plan will consider how freight capacity can be provided as part of the core scheme. However, with the plan not due […]
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An awards dinner / webinar that celebrates the outstanding achievements from right across the UK’s rail freight sector. 7pm, Thursday 10 September 2020. The Rail Freight Group is delighted to announce an exciting new addition to its annual events calendar – the industry’s first-ever online awards dinner. With the ongoing restrictions placed on events due […]
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