Railways: Freight
Commons · Question 12928 · Tabled 6 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on (a) the Folkestone to Wembley Rail Freight route and (b) adopting the gauge to W12 for cross-channel rail freight.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 15 Nov 2024
The Government fully supports the growth of international rail freight through the Channel Tunnel, recognising its economic and environmental potential. Under our plans to deliver the biggest overhaul of the railways in a generation, Great British Railway...