Research and analysis

Future of mobility: the UK freight transport system

An evidence review examining the UK freight system, looking at how goods move round the UK, and how this might change.

From:
Government Office for Science
Published
12 February 2019

Documents

Understanding the UK freight transport system

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This review looks out to 2040 and summarises the key trends in the movement of goods, examining air, road, rail, sea and pipelines as transit. It considers the impacts of:

  • changing technologies on future freight flows

  • the sharing economy and alternate fuels

Published 12 February 2019

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