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Data about rail freight, produced by Department for Transport.
Customs and security requirements for rail freight movements entering or leaving the UK.
RAIB has today released its report into a freight train derailment at London Gateway, Essex, 24 December 2021.
Outlines the government's strategy to promote freight transport by rail to limit road congestion and reduce transport carbon emissions.
Target will boost economic growth and lead to significant environmental benefits by taking lorries off our roads, cutting emissions and congestion in the process.
How to account for VAT on services when a vehicle, ship or aircraft is provided, together with a driver or crew for the transport of goods.
RAIB has today released its report into a freight train derailment at Petteril Bridge Junction, Carlisle, 19 October 2022.
Information for companies applying for mode shift revenue support and waterborne freight grant schemes, which offer help with rail or water freight.
Freight train derailment at London Gateway, Essex, 24 December 2021.
Quarterly and periodic (4-weekly) statistics on the volume of freight transported by rail and the punctuality of those services.
Increasing the amount of freight transported on the rail network by setting a rail freight growth target for 2050.
Freight train collision near Logan, East Ayrshire, 1 August 2015.
A wagon on a container train derailed, and then re-railed at Reading West Junction, 28 January 2012.
Rail freight usage and performance statistics in Great Britain covering the period of 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022.
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