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
- Operator tools
- Rail Freight Council - European Rail Freight Developments (pdf)
- Rail freight terminals: FTA policy (pdf)
- Rail freight terminals: FTA policy (members version) (pdf)
- Managing Rail Freight Operational Performance for Bulk Shippers (pdf)
- Making use of rail - a guide for shippers (pdf)
- Rail freight forecasts to 2030 (pdf)
- Importance of rail freight (pdf)
- High Level Output Specification - Rail freight infrastructure funding needs (pdf)
- High Level Output Specification – Scottish rail freight infrastructure funding needs (pdf)
- Rail freight infrastructure funding (pdf)
- Demand forecast for rail freight
- The Value of Rail Freight (pdf)
- Electrification and Rail Freight: FTA Policy (pdf)
FTA services
