Written questions

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...