Rail Partners' latest publication, A Greener Track: making rail freight cost effective, looks at the changing costs associated with rail and road haulage.
Rail freight performs a critical economic and environmental function for Great Britain, transporting millions of tonnes of goods and materials around the country every year, and could be a vital tool in delivering the UK government’s missions. But the sector is facing significant pressures.
New analysis from Steer, commissioned by Rail Partners, shows that the cost of moving goods by rail has risen over three times faster than by road in the last decade, partly been driven by government policy. To secure rail freight growth, the widening gap between road and rail freight costs must be addressed.
The UK government has committed to setting a rail freight growth target, but concrete actions are needed to help rail freight compete with more carbon intensive modes of transport. As well as the new cost analysis Rail Partners' report contains a series of policy measures to support rail freight, and help government to deliver on its rail freight growth targets, as well as its wider missions.
Click view publication to read A Greener Track in full.
Click here to access the full technical analysis from Steer.
