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NIC report does not recognise key benefits of rail freight

Philippa Edmunds, Campaign for Better Transport London N1
27 October 2017
 

The latest National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) report undervalues the socio-economic importance of existing rail freight services and its potential to further reduce congestion, road crashes and pollution even though it states that the UK crucially needs to resolve these problems (LTT 13 Oct). Most worryingly, it suggests transferring freight back onto our congested roads, despite rail freight’s role in solving the congestion and pollution problems the report highlights. 

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