Moving goods by rail will only increase if freight operators have more access to privately owned terminals. Antony Whiteing, senior lecturer at Huddersfield university, said that the government must provide more funding for access to reach targets set out in last year’s transport white paper. “Guaranteeing access is currently seen as a private-sector initiative,” he said.
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Moving goods by rail will only increase if freight operators have more access to privately owned terminals. Antony Whiteing, senior lecturer at Huddersfield university, said that the government must provide more funding for access to reach targets set out in last year’s transport white paper. “Guaranteeing access is currently seen as a private-sector initiative,” he said.
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