Advice on factors influencing the growth of rail freight

Great British Railways - The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail made a number of commitments on rail freight, including: • a statutory duty for GBR to promote rail freight to secure economic, environmental and social benefits for the nation; • a new rules-based track access regime; • support to rail freight growth through more flexible use of train paths, simpler ways of charging and building on longer term contracts to support investment by operators; • a national freight coord...