The February 2026 edition of RFG News, the Rail Freight Group’s regular newsletter, has been published. Download your copy here! Inside this latest issue, you’ll find: • A landmark Government-backed deal to reinvigorate cross-Channel rail freight, with plans to transform Barking Eurohub into a major international logistics hub. • Major milestones for rail freight infrastructure, […]
When environmentalists tell us a reservoir holds “enough water to fill 400 Olympic swimming pools,” we instantly grasp the scale. When a development spans “50 football pitches,” we can visualise it. These comparisons work because they translate abstract numbers into mental images the average person can relate to. Yet when it comes to carbon emissions, […]
RFG is pleased to provide a response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government’s proposed National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for 2026. Moving freight by rail is a government priority, intending to achieve 75 percent rail freight growth by 2050. To meet or exceed this goal, rail freight terminals must be in optimal […]
RFG is delighted to welcome Mathis Edwards to the role of Policy Manager. Mathis will play a key part in supporting RFG’s Director General, Maggie Simpson OBE, strengthening the organisation’s policy capability and helping to deliver RFG’s priorities on behalf of members. The role reflects the growing breadth and intensity of rail freight policy activity, […]
Rail Freight Group (RFG) today (19 January 2026) called on Government and Parliamentarians to amend the Railways Bill 2025 to strengthen the independent appeals function for rail freight. Under the Bill, which starts its Commons Committee stage this week, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will be stripped of its current role in awarding […]
The rail freight sector recognises that the Scottish Budget 2026-27 has been set in a challenging fiscal environment, at a time of significant pressure on public finances and in the run-up to a Scottish Parliamentary election. Against that backdrop, we acknowledge that the Budget continues to prioritise investment in rail and transport decarbonisation more broadly. […]
Rail Freight Group (RFG), alongside rail freight operators, customers and wider industry partners, attended a strategic freight roundtable with the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) Programme on Tuesday 13 January. The session was co-chaired by TRU Managing Director James Richardson and Huw Merriman, Chair of the Liverpool–Manchester Railway Partnership Board, and marked an important step in […]
Rail Freight Group (RFG) has welcomed the Government’s announcement on Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), describing it as a significant opportunity to strengthen rail connectivity across the North and Midlands, provided rail freight capacity and capability are embedded in the plans from the outset. Although freight is not expected to run on new high-speed lines, released […]
The December 2025 edition of RFG News, the Rail Freight Group’s regular newsletter, is now available to read. 👉 Download your copy here! Inside this festive final issue of the year you’ll find: • The Railways Bill passes its second reading in Parliament, putting rail freight firmly into the legislative spotlight and moving Great British […]
Rail Freight Group (RFG) hosted its hugely popular Christmas Lunch yesterday (10 December) at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, bringing together over 800 members and guests from across the UK rail freight community to celebrate another year of achievement for the sector. A firm fixture in the rail freight calendar, the lunch once again drew […]
