RIIG Visits No.10 Downing Street, Secures Hearing with Transport Select Committee

RIIG Chairman Mike Hughes (right) and Director Keith Rodwell (left) at No.10 Downing Street

RIIG Chairman Mike Hughes (right) and Director Keith Rodwell (left) paid a recent visit to No.10 Downing Street, to set out RIIG's case for further development of rail freight interchanges in the UK to the No. 10 Policy Unit.

RIIG is also scheduled to give evidence to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee at their forthcoming The Future of the Railways Inquiry in October. Commenting on recent developments, Mike Hughes said:

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to present our case to Downing Street, and look forward to reiterating this to the Transport Select Committee in due course. We are now moving into a critical phase for our campaign, as the SRA is preparing to issue its Interchange Strategy and Government is reviewing its spending commitments to the rail network."

1. Further information and press contact via RIIG secretariat, Nick Gallop / Andy Saunders, telephone 01825 841103, fax 01825 841049 Website: www.riig.org, email: info@riig.org

2. Railfreight Interchange Investment Group (RIIG) is being headed by five leading UK developers to promote greater investment in railfreight interchanges and a more consistent planning policy that recognises their importance to the economy.

3. The lead developers in RIIG are:

• BAA Lynton (the property arm of the airports group BAA);

• Burford Group;

• Helios Properties;

• Prologis Developments; and

• Shell


The group is supported by other companies in the property and freight industries including several major occupiers.

4. The aim of the group is two-fold:

• To promote the investment, employment and environmental benefits of railfreight interchanges, delivering the success of such developments across mainland Europe

• To seek a more constructive approach by Government planning policy towards railfreight interchanges, to maximise the benefits to UK plc

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