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Group calls for more freight by rail to help cut road deaths during Road Safety Week | Campaign For Better Transport

Group calls for more freight by rail to help cut road deaths during #RoadSafetyWeek https://t.co/ST07InIhN5 https://t.co/b…

With HGVs six times more likely than cars to be involved in fatal crashes on minor roads, Freight on Rail is calling on the Government to keep up its commitment to move more freight onto the railways in this Wednesday’s Spending Review. Philippa Edmunds, Freight on Rail Manager, said, “As the Government and the road freight industry acknowledge, because of their size and weight, when HGVs are involved in accidents the level of injury tends to be higher. As well as being far safer than HGVs, rail freight also relieves road congestion and reduces pollution. “That is why it is crucial that the Government continues with upgrades to the Strategic Rail Freight Network, following the Spending Review this week, as there is suppressed demand for rail freight services. Rail has an expanding share of long-haul consumer services and ports traffic, as well as key traditional markets su...

Full article: http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/media/23-november-2015-...

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@CBTransport » 25 Nov '15, 10am
Let's get more freight off our roads and onto rail. #RoadSafetyWeek [link] [link]
@Roads2Nowhere » 25 Nov '15, 10am
Let's get more freight off our roads and onto rail. #RoadSafetyWeek [link] [link]
@StockportDPH » 23 Nov '15, 6pm
RT @CBTransport: Group calls for more freight by rail to help cut road deaths during #RoadSafetyWeek [link] [link]…
@AnitaMannion » 23 Nov '15, 5pm
RT @Roads2Nowhere: Group calls for more freight by rail to help cut road deaths during #RoadSafetyWeek [link] [link]…
@Freightonrail » 23 Nov '15, 4pm
And transfer more freight to the railways which are 20 times safer than HGVs [link] [link]
@Roads2Nowhere » 23 Nov '15, 3pm
Group calls for more freight by rail to help cut road deaths during #RoadSafetyWeek [link] [link]
@CBTransport » 23 Nov '15, 3pm
Group calls for more freight by rail to help cut road deaths during #RoadSafetyWeek [link] [link]
@Freightonrail » 23 Nov '15, 2pm
Cut road deaths by transferring more freight to rail =is 20 times safer than HGVs according to [email protected] [link]
@EilidhTroup » 23 Nov '15, 6pm
RT @CBTransport: Group calls for more freight by rail to help cut road deaths during #RoadSafetyWeek [link] [link]…
@Adrian4Davis » 23 Nov '15, 6pm
RT @CBTransport: Group calls for more freight by rail to help cut road deaths during #RoadSafetyWeek [link] [link]…