With the Group AGM and Autumn meeting held in Northampton this year (12 November), there was a focus on the new Northampton Gateway Terminal and rail network and services through the central England region for the first part of the meeting. James Tierney of Maritime Logistics outlined the challenges of making shorthaul rail competitive against […]
The launch of Great British Railways (GBR) and the establishment of more regional and city authorities were topics raised throughout the day at the 2025 Rail Freight Group Conference. Both speakers and attendees agreed that these developments created both opportunities and challenges for the rail freight industry. Lord Hendy, Minister of State for Rail, speaking […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Construction Forum on 9 July, which was held at CEMEX House in Coventry and online. It brought together RFG members and industry partners to share updates, innovations, and insights from across the sector, and was a lively and positive debate. Chaired by RFG Director General Maggie […]
Rail Freight Group (RFG) members and guests gathered at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, 19th March, for a dynamic roundtable discussion hosted by Edward Mountain MSP, Chair of the Parliament’s influential Net Zero, Energy, and Transport Committee. With eight MSPs from across the political spectrum in attendance, the conversation underscored the critical role rail freight […]
RFG and Rail Forum were delighted to host a joint Focus on Freight event on 13 March, which welcomed key stakeholders from across the industry including Transport Committee member Catherine Atkinson MP for Derby North. The event, organised by Rail Forum, included a packed programme of fantastic speakers. They covered a wide range of topics, […]
The RFG seminar focusing on Transporting Hydrogen by Rail on 4 March attracted attendees from many parts of the rail freight industry and generated many interesting discussions. The event was held at BCRRE (Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education) and Stuart Hillmansen, Professor in Railway Traction Systems, started the discussion by explaining that hydrogen […]
Speakers at the RFG Autumn Meeting in Middlesbrough ( 13 November 2024 ) covered a wide range of topics, with some focussed on the North East region and others looking more widely at the rail freight industry in the UK. Mark Bridel, Senior Regional Freight Manager, Eastern Region, Network Rail, emphasized that Network Rail needs […]
The prospects for rail freight growth – expanding both volumes and markets – are positive, according to speakers at Rail Freight Group’s annual conference, organised by Waterfront, on 26 September. Guy Bates from the Network Rail Freight Team said that the 600 freight trains a day on the network currently is about the same number […]
The iWagon is a major step in taking rail freight performance to the next level. It provides new and significant operational and safety intelligence, which in turn can create operational efficiencies and increase wagon availability. In this webinar on 6 June 2024, Nigel Day, Business Improvement Director at VTG Rail UK, and Sanjay Albert, […]
The RFG’s Annual Scottish Conference was held on 6 March 2024 at Leapark Hotel, 130 Bo’ness Road, Grangemouth, FK3 9BX. The event is always a high spot of our event calendar, and this year was no exception. Scotland is incredibly important for rail freight, with huge potential for growth so the conference is a great […]
