RSSB Podcast: Freight

In this episode, we’re joined by Andrea Rossi. Andrea is the CEO of DB Cargo UK and a non-executive director on the RSSB Board. We’ll explore the current rail freight landscape, what the future might hold for the sector, and how RSSB fosters collaboration and innovation to ensure continued safety and growth in this area. 

This month we’re joined by Dougie Hill, who is Chair of the National Freight Safety Group. He talks about the freight landscape in 2024, what it’ll take to safely meet the government’s rail freight growth target, and what RSSB is working on to make this happen.

In this episode we look at the work being done by the CFVN Working Group to improve the lot of ground staff and engineers in freight yards and depots, and to reduce the delays caused by the condition of freight vehicles.

Defining Very Short-Term Planning routes is resource intensive. In this episode: the importance of rail freight to the economy and environment; and how a new tool could help deliver a better customer experience.

Dougie Hill, Head of National Freight Strategy & Policy at Direct Rail Services, and Geoff Spencer, former CEO of DB Cargo (UK) talk through the challenges faced to get commercially competing companies to collaborate to deliver a better, safer railway.