Rail freight benefits

  • Safety

    It is widely recognised that rail and the freight services offered are many times more efficient on environmental and safety grounds than either road or air. Despite this, rail operators will only retain or win market share when their performance is (...)
  • Environment

    At the time when climate change is a central element in all economic decision making and choices, rail becomes the right alternative: If we compare road to rail, 90% of the total domestic transport emissions come from the road whilst rail is (...)