The Scottish Government, in its latest rail freight strategy, says it will “consider the barriers to innovation and attracting new freight onto the railway network, and how these can be overcome”.
Among the initiatives aimed at growing rail’s modal share in Scotland is the establishment of a working group – chaired by Transport Scotland and including train operators – to consider how low-bulk goods and parcels can be moved on passenger services. This will report in January 2017.
The Scotland Freight Joint Board is to commission a study on the potential for an ‘urban freight network’ aiming to deliver goods to and between the centre of cities and large towns. This will report by the end of February 2017.
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