20 November 2023Are you looking at AI yet?BlogDigital technology has been enabling efficiencies in the rail freight sector for years, and RFG’s own Digital Forum is providing a neutral space for RFG members to come together and...READ MORE29 OCTOBER 2023Looking back at our first Cross-Member Mentoring ProgrammeBlog, Latest NewsThe RFG launched its pilot cohort for the brand new Cross-Member Mentoring Programme in January. Some 40 mentees were matched with a mentor and 29 different organisations were represented, giving...READ MORE12 SEPTEMBER 2023Why awards and industry recognition are still so importantBlog, Latest NewsWhen I told someone (in the freight industry) that Solent Stevedores had been named Business of the Year at our annual Rail Freight Group Awards, he expressed surprise. Surely a...READ MORE19 JUNE 2023Can We Afford to Wait for Rail Reform?Blog, Latest News, NewsThere was a common theme in my conversations at the Multimodal exhibition last week. And it wasn’t rail reform! The businesses we spoke to, at our Rail Freight Pavilion and...READ MORE5 APRIL 2023We must maintain critical infrastructureBlogThe failure of the Nuneham Viaduct between Oxford and Didcot is currently causing some significant disruption for freight services. The bridge, built a century ago, has been declared unsafe by...READ MORE13 March 2023Achieving 20% of freight by rail by 2030BlogDecarbonising transport must be a primary objective to reach Scotland’s climate target goals and rail freight has a big role to play. To reach the climate target goals, the focus...READ MORE8 MARCH 2023Can rail freight's roll continue?BlogThis time last year, it seemed that rail freight was on a roll, if you’ll forgive the pun. Everywhere we looked, we found people keen to talk to us about...READ MORE7 March 2023Upgrading Ely is crucial to unlocking freight capacity in the...BlogAlthough the railways are often seen as a Victorian invention, the first commercial railways began under the reign of William IV. Indeed, it was his Consort, Queen Adelaide, who had...READ MORE22 FEBRUARY 2023Published SHLOS frames rail freight development in cP7BlogThe Scottish High-Level Output Statement (SHLOS) was published on 3 Feb 2023 and with it set out what the rail industry is to achieve during the period for Control Period...READ MORE10 February 2023A Way Forward on Reform?BlogEarlier this week, Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper broke cover and made his first major speech on rail. Addressing a packed room he confirmed his commitment to rail...READ MORE4 JANUARY 2023Happy New Year Rail Freight!BlogHave you made any new year’s resolutions? For me, aside from the usual ‘stop swearing’ (already failed) and dieting (pending!), this is the year I am going to tackle the...READ MORE25 November 2022A renewal or an enhancement, do we need some common...BlogBy Martin Bignell, Scottish and Northern Representative, RFG. The railways industry and Network Rail is a huge ‘industrial complex’ operating within myriad rules and regulations born of decades of learning and...READ MORE19 NOVEMBER 2022The Journey to Net ZeroBlog, Guest Articles, NewsBy Colin Duke, Head of Sales at Argent Energy First of all, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Colin Duke. I work at Argent Energy, and I am delighted...READ MORE1 JANUARY 2022The power of imageBlogThere’s been something of a shift in how rail freight is presented that increasingly brings joy, interest and positive messaging to the wider world about who and what is moving...READ MORE6 SEPTEMBER 2022Priorities for a New GovernmentBlogAs Liz Truss moves her belongings into No 10, she will no doubt be focussing on the priorities for her new Government. It seems unlikely that rail freight will be...READ MORE
