News / "Day-to-day management" essential for successful UK rail freight reform

Rail freight reform in the UK has been put on the right track after last week’s publication of the government’s Williams-Shapps white paper, but questions remain over how changes will be realised.

Director general of the Rail Freight Group (RFG) Maggie Simpson said that although the reforms primarily focused on passenger rail, she was pleased with the attention also given to the freight sector.

“From this white paper we go into the battle of reform as well armed as we could as ...