RFG News – November 2025 – Issue 174

The November 2025 edition of RFG News, the Rail Freight Group’s regular newsletter, has now been published.

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Inside this edition, you’ll find:

A landmark moment for rail reform: the Government introduces the new Railways Bill, setting out the creation of Great British Railways and a statutory duty to grow rail freight, alongside early industry reaction and expert analysis.

PD Ports launches a high-capacity Teesport–Scotland “jumbo” rail service, with DRS, DP World and Tarmac also announcing new routes, depots and investment across the network.

Freightliner leads the first UK intermodal trial with a Class 93 hybrid locomotive, while GBRf celebrates authorisation of its new Class 99 bimodal fleet ahead of service introduction.

A huge thank you to our guest contributors

• Paul Harwood (Network Rail System Operator) on putting freight customers at the heart of the future GBR access regime.
• Matt Wilson (Navigator Terminals) on rail’s strategic role in industrial decarbonisation and the emerging CO₂ “Train to Zero” model.
• Jonathan Roberts (JR Consulting) – with his regular Westminster Column tackling the implications around the Railways Bill.
• HGMotive on decarbonising rail freight
• Dr Dongjun Li (Northumbria University) on how resilience investment delivers long-term value across the freight ecosystem.