Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 12928

Railways: Freight

Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 15 November 2024

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

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

Simon Lightwood
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...

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