Introduction
CILT was pleased to respond to this consultation in April 2022. This supplementary response is made in light of the Secretary of State for Transport’s recent announcement of a Rail Freight Growth Target. We consider this reinforces strongly the points made in our initial response and believe it would be helpful to explain why this is the case.
We would reiterate that CILT has a policy of strict neutrality between commercial operators and developments. Accordingly, our input relates to the strategic aspects of the proposal and should not be viewed as endorsement of Tritax Symmetry as a commercial entity.