Rail freight yards

There are hundreds of freight sites with connections to the rail network, as well as land in railway industry ownership with the potential for a new connection

Rail freight plays a major role in the UK economy, each year carrying over £30bn in goods, from the
construction materials needed to build key infrastructure and homes, the fuels to provide heat and
light, through to the consumer goods which line our supermarket shelves. A network of trainload
freight services removes the equivalent of 2.9 million lorry journeys from the road network every
year, integrated into supply chains for major manufacturers, retailers and logistics companies