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Manifesto for rail freight growth
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| RFG with the Rail Freight Operators Association has produced a set of papers which argue for a strong commitment to rail freight from political parties in their manifestos for the next General Election. |
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cross-Channel rail freight security
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| Do trains have to be checked at Dollands Moor or Calais Frethun before entering the Tunnel? |
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New Channel Tunnel rail safety consultation
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| THe Channel Tunnel Safety Authority is consulting industry on possible changes to the safety rules. This applies primarily to passenger services, but is relevant to freight as well. 27 July 2009 |
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The lack of rail freight in Ireland
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| Customers, ports and others interested in seeing more freight carried by rail in Ireland are becoming more vociferous.. |
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Gigaliners or megatrucks?
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| European rail organisations have jointly published useful a leaflet setting out the arguments against these vehicles. |
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The oil price debate
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| After many attempts, Tony Berkeley received a sensible reply from BERR to his questions about what future prices of oil were being used by Government departments in their forecasting. 18 June 2008 |
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letter to Network Rail on 7 day a week railway
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| RFG expresses concern that freight is being forgotten in the work to create a seven day a week railway - 28 May 2008 |
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Crossrail - reports on oral evidence by rail freight interests.
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| Rail freight intersts gave oral evidence to the Committee on 29 April and 1 May. More details |
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Crossrail - DfT and ORR statements, April 2008
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| ORR issued a statement on Monday 14 April confirming their draft decision on the Crossrail Access Option application, and DfT issued a Statement on Friday 11 April about their proposed changed to the Railway Clauses in the Crossrail Bill. |
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DfT Logistics Challenge
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| RFG attended a logistics challenge listening event organised by the DfT as a preparation for the ‘Towards a Sustainable Transport Strategy' (TaSTS) Green Paper to be published this coming summer. |
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