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DfT axes freight grants as Scots consider U-turn

28 January 2011
 

Efforts to shift freight from road to rail and water suffered a blow this week as the DfT axed Freight Facilities Grants in England with immediate effect.

The demise of FFG, which supports infrastructure such as railfreight terminals, comes as the Scottish Government indicated it may reverse its recent decision to scrap the grant. Labour’s transport spokesman Charlie Gordon, the Parliament’s transport committee and the Freight Transport Association have all urged a rethink....

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