Rail freight
FTA promotes the following as its core policy agenda on rail to achieve the growth in rail freight that the UK supply chain requires:
- Cost - delivering an economically competitive offering with ongoing reductions in operating costs
- Service - providing a seven day accessible freight network, and striving toward the achievement of 24 hour operation
- Network capability -
- The removal of network pinch-points that constrain freight traffic
- Gauge enhancement for intermodal containers
- Expansion of European-gauge cleared routes for freight
- Terminals - facilitating the development of rail freight terminals via the UK planning system
- International - the liberalisation of rail freight services throughout Europe, and affordable Channel Tunnel freight access