Webinar: 10am, Tuesday 8 December. Across Europe, research is underway to develop digital automated couplers. These have the potential to modernise wagons and transform operations, yet equally raise challenges for the UK market. Join our webinar to discuss and debate the potential, the developments and the next steps for the UK. This webinar is held […]
Read MoreEvents
18 November at 1 pm Join us for a members-only webinar exploring the work of Steamology Ltd – the recipient of First of a Kind 2020 innovation funding. Matt Candy will explain how Steamology is developing high power zero-emission steam turbine electric solutions to offer an alternative to diesel for Class 66 freight locomotives. This technology […]
Read More20 Aug 2020 10am | Free webinar – open to all Join us as Frazer-Nash Consultancy and the Logistics Institute at the University of Hull present an exploration into the use of machine learning and data science to better understand rail freight network performance. The webinar will present an overview of machine learning, what it […]
Read More
2 September, 2020 2pm | Webinar Join Andrew Kluth and Paul smart for a RFG members-only webinar looking at the results of the RSSB’s T1160 project (Decarbonisation and air quality improvement of the freight rail industry) and to hear how RFG members can get involved in the next steps. T1160’s overarching objective is to […]
Read More3 August 2020 11.30am | Members-only Webinar We are pleased to host a members-only webinar looking at financial support for innovation in rail freight and sharing the results of some funded projects which may have wide application within the sector. Kelvin Davies, Innovation Lead Rail, InnovateUK will explain his role in supporting innovation. Kelvin will […]
Read More
Our 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 to […]
Read More2pm Members-only webinar. Results from the RSSB T1187 project Fleet-Wide Assessment of Rail Emission Factors have now been published. Environmental consultants Aether Limited will discuss key findings from this work, which was based on key data provided by multiple FOCs. Newly developed emission factors provide a better representation of how air pollutant emissions vary according […]
Read MoreTraction Decarbonisation Network Strategy (TDNS) Network Rail update Starts 11.00 13 July 2020 Join Steven Hart, Lead Strategic Planner at Network Rail, for a members-only update on the development of the Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy (TDNS). This work is building on work done to date by the industry’s decarbonisation task force, identifying which of three […]
Read MoreWednesday, 17 June, 10.00 – 11.30am The RFG is delighted to be working with RFG member, Addleshaw Goddard, to bring you up to date expert analysis of how sustainability in rail freight can help drive the delivery of a ‘green recovery’ as travel and demand patterns shift in the short, medium and long term. Listen […]
Read More
Multimodal will now take place on 23-25 March 2021. Multimodal 2021 celebrates thirteen years of putting shippers, retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, importers and exporters in front of exhibitors who offer the latest logistics and supply chain solutions. Multimodal is firmly established as the UK, Ireland and Northern Europe’s premier freight transport, logistics and supply chain management event. Whether you are a 3PL, BCO, shipping line, logistics provider, haulier, pallet network, port or warehouse owner, Multimodal offers […]
Read More