Rail Freight Forecasts To 2043/44

Client: Network Rail
Date: 2019
Summary: Forecasts of rail freight in Great Britain by sector for 2033/34 and 2043/4

The Question:

• How might rail freight traffic develop up to 2043/44 compared to the base year of 2016/17?

The Solution:

• Assumptions developed for factors that are likely to affect growth in the rail freight sector up to 2044
• Established base year against which comparisons could be made
• Modelling of scenarios based on different assumptions to reflect extent of uncertainty
• Analysis of outputs in terms of tonnes lifted and tonnes moved

Outcome

Forecasts used for planning purposes by Network Rail