Railways: Freight

(asked on 23rd July 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to (a) Network Rail and (b) rail operating companies on speed limits for freight trains during night time hours in residential areas.


This question was answered on 7th September 2018

The maximum permissible speed that freight trains can travel over sections of the network is a matter for Network Rail as infrastructure manager.

Network Rail published a Freight Network Study in April 2017, setting out the industry’s priorities for enhancing the rail freight network. The Study includes an aspiration to reduce end-to-end journey times through increased line speeds, providing a more consistent speed profile. This would minimise the number and duration of stops made in passing loops, reducing the noise impact of freight services on lineside neighbours.

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