{"id":78625,"date":"2026-02-06T07:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/889952432"},"modified":"2026-02-06T07:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:55:26","slug":"bringing-rail-freight-into-the-national-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/bringing-rail-freight-into-the-national-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing rail freight into the national conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For too long, transport has treated rail freight as an afterthought. This week has been no different. Despite all the political machinations hogging the headlines, the spotlight fell briefly on the railways, but even then, freight was an appendix to passenger politics rather than a vital artery of the economy. The voting public think of timetables, fares, cancellations and platform alterations, but rarely the rolling weight of 600 freight trains that keep industry moving every day. That\u2019s something on the mind of RailFreight.com UK Editor Simon Walton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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