Government sets 2040 targets for rail freight growth

Government sets 2040 targets for rail freight growth

Government sets 2040 targets for rail freight growth

UK targets 40% increase in rail freight by 2040

The UK government has announced a new interim target for rail freight growth, alongside its existing longer-term goal, in a statement to the House of Commons on September 8 by transport secretary Heidi Alexander. The government previously committed to a target of at least a 75% increase in freight moved by rail, measured in net metric ton kilometers, by 2050. Alexander announced an additional milestone target of at least a 40% increase by 2040. …

Britain sets 40% rail freight growth target

Britain has set rail freight growth at 40% by 2040. The statutory milestone gives Great British Railways a freight objective and supports the longer-term ambition of at least 75% growth by 2050.

Great British Railways sets ambitious rail freight growth target

Government unveils new Great British Railways freight strategy with a target to increase rail freight by 40% by 2040, boosting economic growth, strengthening UK supply chains and cutting carbon emissions.