The Freight Railway
The development of the freight railway since privatisation is traced in this volume, which provides a market analysis, an overview of the latest statistics and financial reports on the principal Freight Operating Companies.
The main chapter headings for this volume include:
- Historical Context
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- A look at how the current size of the business compares with the past
- Recent Trends
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- Statistics on freight lifted, freight moved and individual commodity trends
- The Evolution of Public Policy
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- An overview of the 10-Year Plan, the SRA's freight strategy and, most recently, Network Rail's Freight RUS
- Industry Structure
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- Including privatisation, new entrants, post privatisation investment and financial performance
- Plus full company reports on 9 freight operating companies
RIM's overview of the rail freight industry contains 45 pages, and features 5 detailed tables and nine graphs in addition to the nine company reports.