You report that the Rail Regulator proposes to increase the track access charges paid by rail freight companies because they currently meet only about a quarter of the annual bill for use of the railway network ("New cost will lead to more coal lorries", The Herald, February 18).
You report that the Rail Regulator proposes to increase the track access charges paid by rail freight companies because they currently meet only about a quarter of the annual bill for use of the railway network (\"New cost will lead to more coal lorries\", The Herald, February 18).
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This could result in a major shift of heavy freight from rail to road. In making this decision has the Office of Rail Regulation (part of the Department for Transport) been able to compare the cost of rail freight with the actual proportion of road costs paid by the heavy goods vehicles?
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Road hauliers' unfair advantage
You report that the Rail Regulator proposes to increase the track access charges paid by rail freight companies because they currently meet only about a quarter of the annual bill for use of the railway network ("New cost will lead to more coal lorries", The Herald, February 18).
This could result in a major shift of heavy freight from rail to road. In making this decision has the Office of Rail Regulation (part of the Department for Transport) been able to compare the cost of rail freight with the actual proportion of road costs paid by the heavy goods vehicles?
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