Rail Freight Group welcomes UK rail reform

Portrait of Maggie Simpson the director general of the Rail Freight Group in the UK
Maggie Simpson leads the Rail Freight Group (image Simon Walton) (image Simon Walton)

The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has called today’s Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ to grow freight, as long as the proposed rail reforms deliver on the promises. The UK government has published a white paper outlining huge reforms for the structure of the railway industry in the UK.

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Rail Freight Group welcomes UK rail reform

Portrait of Maggie Simpson the director general of the Rail Freight Group in the UK
Maggie Simpson leads the Rail Freight Group (image Simon Walton) (image Simon Walton)

The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has called today’s Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ to grow freight, as long as the proposed rail reforms deliver on the promises. The UK government has published a white paper outlining huge reforms for the structure of the railway industry in the UK.

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