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Title: Encouraging new freight (and passenger) flows Post by: grahame on August 28, 2024, 17:40:13 From Rail UK (https://railuk.com/rail-freight/boost-for-rail-freight-as-network-rail-cuts-prices-for-new-traffic-flows/)
Quote Train operators have been offered the opportunity to gain discounts on their track access charges by Network Rail in a bid to encourage new business to the railway, particularly freight. The relevant charges would be waived in full for six months whilst new traffic is being established. A single freight train can take up to 76 lorries off the nation’s roads, and rail freight itself saves over 1m tonnes of carbon every year, with every train taking the country closer towards Net Zero. It’s not a surprise then that ambitious targets have been set by leaders in Westminster and Holyrood to boost the sector. While Network Rail’s offer is open to all train operators and types of service that meet the qualifying criteria, the driver behind it was the company’s commitment to support the growth of rail freight. The offer is worth around £1,000 per train circulation (out and back) depending on the length and loading of the trains. Rail Minister Lord Hendy said: “The rail freight sector plays a crucial role in keeping the country moving, providing a faster, greener and more efficient way of transporting goods. The Government’s policy is to promote and grow the use of freight services across the country and make moving goods by rail the obvious choice for businesses, and this initiative will do just that.” Title: Re: Encouraging new freight (and passenger) flows Post by: eightonedee on August 28, 2024, 22:28:11 Here's an idea Lord Hendy - reinstate HS2 beyond Birmingham so that there will be some available paths for them to use.....
Title: Re: Encouraging new freight (and passenger) flows Post by: IndustryInsider on August 29, 2024, 08:21:12 And make is so that more freight is hauled by electric locomotives where possible rather than it being up to £1000 cheaper per train to use a diesel.
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/electric-trains-are-the-future-for-green-freight-but-costs-are-forcing-firms-back-to-diesel-13026338 Title: Re: Encouraging new freight (and passenger) flows Post by: broadgage on August 29, 2024, 10:16:27 And make is so that more freight is hauled by electric locomotives where possible rather than it being up to £1000 cheaper per train to use a diesel. https://news.sky.com/story/amp/electric-trains-are-the-future-for-green-freight-but-costs-are-forcing-firms-back-to-diesel-13026338 I recall news reports stating that freightliner were storing their electric locomotives, and reverting to diesel haulage on electrified lines due to the high price charged by network rail for traction current. Title: Re: Encouraging new freight (and passenger) flows Post by: broadgage on August 29, 2024, 14:56:30 The high price of electricity is in my view becoming increasingly hard to justify. whether for rail traction or more general uses.
It is based on the natural gas price, and not on the increasing amounts of cheap wind power. Title: Re: Encouraging new freight (and passenger) flows Post by: Electric train on August 30, 2024, 06:37:08 And make is so that more freight is hauled by electric locomotives where possible rather than it being up to £1000 cheaper per train to use a diesel. https://news.sky.com/story/amp/electric-trains-are-the-future-for-green-freight-but-costs-are-forcing-firms-back-to-diesel-13026338 I recall news reports stating that freightliner were storing their electric locomotives, and reverting to diesel haulage on electrified lines due to the high price charged by network rail for traction current. Network Rail do not charge for traction current because its not an energy retailer, the cost of electricity is the unit cost as supplied to the consumer (TOC or FOC) by the supplier. Network Rail track access charges are higher for electric traction because more infrastructure is used ie the OLE etc. Many of the FOC want end to end traction unit, the days of changing locos mid trip are thing of the past (almost), so a Southampton Docks to Glasgow will be diesel hauled for example and have a loco change in the Midlands This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |