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The Rail Freight Group (RFG) welcomes new network cost study
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| The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has welcomed plans for a new government study that promises to scrutinise the associated costs of running the UK rail network. |
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RFG Christmas lunch
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 The UK rail sector shrugged off the year’s economic blues, and kick-started the party season in style yesterday, with the RFG’s 2009 annual Christmas lunch. |
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RFG appoints Communications Manager
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 The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has appointed James Falkner, the former web editor and overland reporter of International Freighting Weekly (IFW), as its new Communications Manager.
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Rail freight can save 4.6m tonnes CO2 pa for Copenhagen agenda
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| The Rail Freight Group today (Friday 13 November) issued its challenge to Government to incorporate the CO2 savings to be achieved by growing rail freight into its Copenhagen commitment. |
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RFG press release: Franchise reform should benefit rail freight as well
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| ATOC’s publication ‘Franchise Reform - a better railway for passengers and taxpayers’ only tells half the story. Whilst RFG agrees that franchising can, and should, be improved, this should not be to the detriment of other open access operators who are not backed by Government (31 October 2009) |
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RFG welcomes the first train of temperature-controlled wagons from Spain
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| RFG congratulates Stobart and DBSchenker on the successful arrival of the first temperature controlled train from Spain today (30 October 2009). The train arrived on time at Dagenham, East of London, and was managed and hauled by DBSchenker for its complete journey from Spain to the UK. |
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Winners of 2009 Rail Freight Awards announced.
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.JPG) RFG is pleased to announce the winners of this years Rail Freight Awards at a dinner in Oxford on 15 September attended by over 100 people from the industry.
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Final set of manifesto for rail freight growth published
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| These new papers focus on the international dimension, environmental benefits and the importance of a level playing field between road and rail transport.
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Three more 'Manifesto for freight growth' papers launched
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| These new papers focus on unlocking rail freight growth, with the development of the Strategic Freight Network, the need for terminals and the importance of a much improved planning regime to enable this. |
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RFG launches manifesto for rail freight growth
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| Directed at the political parties who may form a government after next year’s general election, the manifesto explains how, with the right political support, rail freight can improve UK competitiveness, and reduce UK carbon emissions |
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