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Opinion: Government sets a target for rail freight

Maggie Simpson

Back in December 2023, the Government finally published its long-awaited rail freight growth target, setting an ambition to increase rail freight by 75% up to 2050.

Announcing the target, Transport Secretary Mark Harper noted that “rail freight is crucial to achieving the Prime Minister’s priority of growing the economy and creating opportunity right across the country”.