Electrification the solution for decarbonising rail freight

Shifting freight from rail to zero-emission lorries in order to fight climate change (‘Shifting goods from rail to road could help fight climate change’ LTT 26 Apr), ignores the obvious solution to decarbonising the rail freight sector: electrification. 

In the recent National Infrastructure Commission report, Better delivery: the challenge for freight, rail electrification is identified as a “proven technology”, which “could turn out to be cheaper and quicker...

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