18-19 June 2025
Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre

Rail freight: big targets and bigger opportunities

19 Jun 2025
Engineering Theatre
Engineering
It's a tricky but exciting time in the world of rail freight. The sector is busy ensuring its role in the reformed railway remains forefront. We've got a rail growth target that is ambitious but also a little arbitrary given it is tied to rail's existing share rather than overall freight volumes. Meanwhile, logistics as it works today will simply not be viable once we have decarbonised road transport, and consequently rail will be required to absorb enormous modal shift. Bringing his extensive experience, Tim Shoveller joins Gareth Dennis to consider all this and more.
Chairperson
Gareth Dennis
Gareth Dennis, Strategy Lead, Test tracks | Engineering Services - Network Rail
Speakers
Tim Shoveller
Tim Shoveller, CEO UK/Europe - Freightliner