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UK rail freight by the numbers

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Britain’s infrastructure agency, Network Rail, has put the numbers up for rail freight. According to the agency, rail freight contributes billions to the UK economy annually, while keeping supermarkets stocked, builders building, and medicine moving. 

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high economic impact

UK rail freight by the numbers

Image: Shutterstock. © M Barratt.

Britain’s infrastructure agency, Network Rail, has put the numbers up for rail freight. According to the agency, rail freight contributes billions to the UK economy annually, while keeping supermarkets stocked, builders building, and medicine moving. 

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