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Boost for rail freight as Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme extended


06/02/2025 in News

GB Railfreight 66704 Colchester Power Signalbox passes Plawsworth (near Durham on the ECML) on September 16 2024 with the 1107 Mossend Pd Stlg Gbrf to Doncaster Iport Gbrf Intermodal. PAUL BIGGS.

The mode shift revenue support scheme (MSRS) for rail freight has been extended by a year and will now end on 31 March 2026 the Department for Transport has confirmed.




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