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Rail Freight Papers
These new papers from the Rail Freight Group and Rail Freight Operators Association focus on the international dimension of rail freight including environmental benefits along with facts and figures on the rail industry:

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Logistics companies and freight forwarders are increasingly looking for opportunities to reduce costs, improve service and actively reduce their impact on the environment. In doing so, many organisations are re-examining their Supply Chains strategically to not only maximise benefits against costs but also to consider Corporate Social Responsibility and business continuity in the longer term. A number of factors have elevated modal shift to a topic worthy of serious consideration including a more environmentally aware society, rising fuel prices, more customer focused and competitive rail and water freight operators and heightened road congestion.


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...a Multi-modal Transport Solution

This guide provides an overview of the water and rail freight industries and explains how companies can approach and develop strategies to assess the feasibility of modal shift, the grants that are available and how to implement modal shift effectively.  It features over 30 case studies reflecting different aspects of the process.

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This case study details how London Concrete have achieved a successful modal switch of freight from road to rail with the assistance of a Freight Facilities Grant funded by the Department for Transport.

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Executive Summary

The Freight Best Practice programme has expanded its remit to include 2 non-road modes; rail and waterborne freight. This piece of research is designed to explore topics that will form an integral part of the programme and help embed efficiency improvements across the supply chain by optimising the use of rail and water transport.

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...in Scotland

It is a commonly held view that rail can only compete with road over longer distances in terms of operating costs. This case study illustrates the environmental and cost saving benefits of two short haul rail operations, one intermodal and one bulk product, operating in Central Scotland. The case study demonstrates that short rail freight routes can be cost effective over short distances, even for just one container.

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..and Efficiency.

This Case Study details Tesco’s award-winning achievements, showing how the retailer actually made its considerable savings and outlining its continuing work towards the twin goals of lower carbon emissions and greater operational efficiency.

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 ...Multi-Modal Operator

This case study looks at the environmental and
business benefits of shifting freight from road to rail.

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