Railways: Freight

(asked on 23rd October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average speed of a freight train on British railways for the last year for which figures are available; and how that figure has changed over the previous three years.


Answered by
Baroness Sugg Portrait
Baroness Sugg
This question was answered on 1st November 2017

The Department for Transport does not routinely hold information on the annual average speeds of freight trains.

Data regarding average speeds of freight trains is available from Network Rail, as the infrastructure manager for the national network. Network Rail’s Freight Network Study, published in April 2017, included some analysis which looked at average line speeds and potential capability enhancements to reduce journey times.

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