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Invitation to The Rail Freight Parliamentary Reception

Date  Tuesday 11 March 2025

Time  13:00 – 15:00

Location Terrace Pavilion, House of Commons SW1A 0AA (Link - Google maps)

The reception follows the launch of Rail Partners’ latest report, A Greener Track: Making rail freight cost effective, which provides new insights into the role of government policy in freight pricing, and identifies ways for government to secure rail freight growth.

Speakers:   

  • Lord Hendy, Minister for Rail
  • Gareth Bacon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
  • Paul Kohler MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson, Transport
  • Ruth Cadbury MP, Chair of the Transport Select Committee
  • Tim Shoveller, CEO, Freightliner

Photos will be available following the event.

If you wish to attend, please contact media@railpartners.co.uk as we will need to add you to the guest list. You will also need to bring this email to access the terrace.

Notes to editors

  • Rail Partners will be posting about the event on LinkedIn and X  
  • Information about the Freight Reception that took place in 2024 can be found here.