Freight on Rail Philippa Edmunds

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1 Philippa Edmunds members Campaign for Better Transport DB Cargo UK Freightliner Direct Rail Services GB Railfreight Rail Freight Group RMT ASLEF TSSA

2 We need to talk about rail freight Agenda What is? Benefits of rail freight Exposing lack of equity across different modes Rail freight strengths Rail s role in urban logistics Need for rail connected terminals/consolidation 7ft Longer semi- trailers unsuitable on many urban roads Distance based lorry road user charging to improve efficiency.

3 What does FoR acts as facilitator at national, sub-national & local levels Working with:- Local authorities, LEPs, ITAs, Combined Authorities, Unions, Environmental NGOs, TfL, TfN, ORR, Network Rail DfT, & DCLG

4 Why rail freight Rail reduces congestion and improves reliability - worth 1.6 billion to economy An average freight train can remove 70 HGVs An aggregates train removes up to 136 HGVs Need multi-modal options Rail is safer HGVs six times more likely than cars to be involved in fatal accidents on minor roads Rail produces 76% less CO2 than equivalent road journey Air quality benefits Rail freight produces almost 90% less PM10 & up to fifteen times less NOx emissions than HGVs - responsible 21% NOx emissions but only 5% of vehicle kms

5 Lack of equity between HGVs/Rail Our research, using DfT figures shows that:- HGVs pay less than a third of costs they impose on society in terms of crashes, congestion, road damage and pollution. 6.5 billion annual subsidy External costs of HGVs ten times higher than rail MDS Transmodal research found 6 billion annum subsidy T&E research April 2016 HGVs pay 30% of their external costs in EU

6 Rail Freight strengths Road & rail complement each other Modes should play to their strengths Rail long distance trunk haul & traditional bulk. Government rail freight strategy gives industry confidence to invest DfT strategy recognises rail freight s role in reducing congestion, crashes, air pollution & carbon emissions Crucial part of supply chain Rail network needs upgrading because there is suppressed rail freight demand

7 Key rail freight markets expanding Consumer traffic grew 7% Q1 highest level since 1998: grew 4% in Q2 30% in last 10 years Construction grew 8% in Q2 Growth forecasts -Overall 2.9% (tonne km pa), fourfold growth in consumer traffic by 2043 Suppressed demand for rail out of Felixstowe & Southampton as well as in construction market.

8 Terminals/consolidation centres Use rail for long distance haul & then tranship into low emissions vehicles Rail connected consolidation centres on edge of conurbations Key role of large & small terminals. Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges (SRFIs) coming on stream such as I-Port Doncaster Daventry SRFI removes 23 million lorry miles pa. Need for terminals so construction materials can be brought into heart of cities and waste/spoil removed by rail. Rail transports 40% of London s aggregates. Eg. Crossrail, Olympics

9 Planning urban terminals Building & protecting terminals Design needs to minimise local adverse impacts Need to safeguard urban terminals from loss from inappropriate adjacent developments

10 Rail freight solutions GB Railfreight launching fast daily parcel service between London & Doncaster in 2018 Using re-purposed Intercity 125 equivalent to 6 HGVs Same day service Night trials of freight trains, into Euston for Sainsburys & TNT equivalent to 70 HGVs Onward transhipment into low emissions vehicles for final deliveries

11 7ft longer semi-trailers (LSTs) unsuitable for many urban roads LSTs have rear tail-swing double of standard HGVs, dangerous for pedestrians, cyclists & other vehicles DfT evaluater cannot judge LST safety on urban roads LSTs going between retail sites 128% and 177% higher damage incidents than normal HGVs DfT must analyse what urban roads being used before increasing numbers of LSTs Load efficiency, infrastructure damage & minor incidents data relies on operators without independent verification. Highly subjective safety criteria

12 Distance Based Lorry charging Objective to overcome unfair foreign competition Revenue neutral Money raised from overnight charges to go to skills/training & roadside facilities Improve efficiency of road haulage which is competitive but not efficient. Reduce HGV external costs Reduce empty running currently 29% in UK With distance lorry charging system in Germany 2005/09 Empty running reduced from 28 to 17% with load utilisation improving 7% increase in rail freight volumes