Tony Berkeley to retire as chairman of Rail Freight Group

One of the biggest names in the rail freight industry, Rail Freight Group (RFG) chairman Tony Berkeley (pictured), is to retire at its AGM in November.

The RFG board met last week and the directors are now “considering the role going forward and the basis of the appointment of a replacement for Tony”.

The group said 78-year-old Lord Berkeley, a Labour parliamentarian in the House of Lords, will continue to represent RFG as a board member of the European Rail Freight Association and ALLRAIL in Brussels, ...