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Commenting on ORR’s rail passenger usage statistics for July to September 2023, a spokesperson said:

Commenting on ORR industry finance data for 2022/23 Andy Bagnall said:

• Railway industry leaders assembled today in London for a summit on open access rail operations and how to encourage new open access services across Britain’s rail network.
• The session, hosted by Rail Partners, was attended by senior representatives from government, the regulator, infrastructure manager and operators.
• Open access operations can offer a range of benefits for passengers, including increased services to underserved communities, more choice and lower fares. They have also been shown to deliver environmental benefits through modal shift from air and road, to rail.

Commenting on the publication of RSSB’s Sustainable Rail Blueprint, Mark Gaynor, Rail Partners’ director of operator services, said:

Commenting on ORR’s passenger rail usage statistics, a Rail Partners' spokesperson, said:

• Failing to build the Northern leg of HS2 to Manchester, means fewer paths for freight trains despite Government commitment to grow the sector
• Cancelling Phase 2 could lead to up to half a million more lorries on our roads every year
• Freight operators call on government to set ambitious freight growth target and provide certainty to unlock private investment in rail freight.

Commenting on the Prime Minister's announcement on HS2, Andy Bagnall, chief executive of Rail Partners said:

Responding to the latest freight usage statistics, published by the ORR, Rail Partners' John Thomas - director of policy, said:

Rail industry joins forces with Global Ukraine Rail Task Force to raise funds for food parcels for Ukrainian railway workers and their families