Campaign blog posts from 2017
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16 December 2017
The Government recently consulted on its draft Accessibility Action Plan, aimed at making the public transport network easier to use for disabled people.
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01 December 2017
New figures show that heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are now twice as likely to be involved in a fatal collision on local roads than they were ten years ago, highlighting the need to shift as much freight to rail as possible to reduce the number of trucks on the roads.
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23 November 2017
Well the Budget has happened, and we’ve had time to go through the large amount of paperwork that always comes out from the Treasury after the Budget speech. How did our budget proposals fare?
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06 November 2017
On 22 November the Chancellor will deliver the Budget, setting out the Government's tax and spending plans for the year ahead.
We've got some suggestions for him!
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17 October 2017
Cutting carbon from air travel cannot simply be sidelined to clear the way for airport expansion.
The Government’s priorities need to change if we are to have an aviation strategy fit for purpose.
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17 October 2017
The latest National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) report acknowledges that urban freight is often overlooked, but equally importantly is the neglect and undervaluing of rail freight’s role in servicing the economy.
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03 October 2017
What’s your vision for London’s transport in 2040 and beyond? From healthy streets to road pricing, we've been taking a look at the Mayor of London's plans to get the capital’s future on track.
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03 October 2017
The Government has just issued the 2016 longer lorries report, compiled by Risk Solutions, which claims that longer semi-trailers can reduce congestion, pollution and collisions. Freight on Rail, which has campaigned against these 7ft longer trucks since they were first envisaged, still believes...
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04 September 2017
It's hard not to be sceptical about the marginal pollution benefits of lorry platooning when rail freight is so much cleaner and greener. In fact, one might say that 70-truck lorry platoons already exist, known as freight trains!
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16 August 2017
Last month’s Government announcements about its forthcoming rail plans are disappointing given the socio-economic benefits of rail freight and its record; customer demand for more consumer and construction rail freight services is currently constrained by the lack of space on the rail network....