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<p>The Government is committed to transporting more goods by rail and we support the
carriage of goods on passenger trains. Our Rail Freight Strategy, published in September
2016, identified the opportunity for the use of space on passenger rail services to
transport goods.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport’s freight and franchising
teams are working closely to ensure that current and future freight flows are properly
considered as part of the franchise design process. We encourage passenger operators
to explore innovative ways to exploit the carriage of goods on passenger services,
and would be supportive of proposals to do so in the bidding process.</p>
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