Railways: Freight
(asked on 6th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what volume of rail freight in tonne-kilometres was moved in December 2025.
This question was answered on 13th January 2026
The data for December 2025 has not yet been published. The most recent published data is for July to September 2025 and shows a total of 4,105 million net tonne-kilometres of freight were moved by rail.
The net tonne-kilometres of rail freight moved each quarter is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and can be found at:
https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/gagdrt3h/freight-rail-usage-and-performance-jul-sep-2025.pdf