HS2: Greater capacity for rail freight
By putting direct inter-city services on dedicated high-speed lines, HS2 will create more space on the existing railway to improve local, regional and freight services.
David Fletcher is Director of Rail at the Cappagh Group of Companies, where its rail division specialises in delivering construction materials.
He speaks from the building site of their new multi-million pound rail freight terminal in Wembley, explaining how HS2 will enable them to run more freight services that can serve more customers across the country. Rail freight has a key role to play in the low carbon economy too, as rail produces 76 per cent less carbon dioxide emissions than the equivalent road journey.
One freight train can carry enough material to build 30 houses, and in London, over 40 per cent of construction materials are delivered by rail – and there is demand to move more.
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