TRANSPORT Secretary Mark Harper says setting a net tonne kilometre growth target for rail freight of at least 75% by 2050 demonstrates the Government’s confidence in the sector.
The Department for Transport describes the figure, equating to an average increase of around 3% per annum as “highly ambitious”.
It was announced in December after a range of options for achieving what was described as a“stretching but realistic target”were developed by the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT), which works