Industry Links

A range of related organisations with links to their web sites.

 
Department for Transport DfT

Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DR
Tel 020 7944 3000
www.dft.gov.uk
Central Government department which with the abolition of the Strategic Rail Authority is now responsible for rail as well as logistics policy.
 

Rail Group

Director General Mike Mitchell
Rail Strategy & Finance Directorate Mark Lambirth
Network and Freight Tim Welburn
Stakeholder Relations Directorate Peter McCarthy
Rail Regional & Passenger Relations Stephen Clark
 

Aviation Logistics & Maritime Group

Director General Sue Killin
Logistics & Maritime Division BrianWadsworth
Logistics Stephen Fidler
 

Office of Rail Regulation

1 Waterhouse Square
138-142 Holborn
London EC1N 2TQ
0207 282 2000
www.rail-reg.gov.uk
Concentrates on statutory and regulatory issues. With Railtrack in administration, the statutory responsibilities are under review and may change within the next 6 months.
 

Sheffield Hallam University

Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
Unit 10 Science Park
Howard Street
Sheffield
S1 2LX
0114 225 4519
www.shu.ac.uk
Sheffield Hallam has carried out a series of studies and research on rail freight and the land use planning system which are available as individual reports at £12.50 each or £25.00 for the complete set comprising Rail Freight Growth and the Land-Use Planning system May 1999, Regional Policy with regard to Rail Freight August 2000 and Rail Freight Growth and Local Transport Plans May 2001.

Institute for Transport Studies

University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT
0113 233 5325
Professor Chris Nash
www.its.leeds.ac.uk
Carries out a range of research projects on transport
 

The Robert Gordon University

The Centre for Transport Policy
Aberdeen University
Kepplestone Mansion
ViewField Road
Aberdeen
AB15 7AW
Tel 01224 263134
Fax 01224 263129
www.rgu.ac.uk
Responsible for the National Transport awards for Transport Officers
 

Transport Studies Group

University of Westminster
35 Marylebone Road
London NW1 5LS
020 7911 5896
www.wmin.ac.uk/transport
Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers
Professional Secretary - Jane Taplin
 

ATCO

3 Pine Way
Gloucester
GL4 4AE
Tel/Fax 01452 411491
Email jantap@dial.pipex.com
www.atco.org.uk
 

Freight Transport Association

Hermes House
St Johns's Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 9UZ
Tel 01892 552 274
www.fta.co.uk
The Freight Transport Association represents the transport interests of UK industry whether goods are moved by road, rail, sea or air. FTA members operate nearly half the UK fleet of commercial vehicles, consign 70 per cent of UK visible exports and 90 per cent of all freight moved by rail.
 

RailFuture

Gary Tinsey
Chairman, Railfuture Freight Committee
3 Hartford Close
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 9DQ
Tel 01268 781820
gary_tinsey@hotmail.com
www.railfuture.org.uk
Independent pressure group campaigning for better rail services to shift people and freight from road to rail. Its network of branches across the UK can offer detailed knowledge of local rail issues.
 

European Federation for Transport and Environment

34 boulevard de Waterloo
B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel +32-2-502 99 09
Fax +32-2-502 99 08
e-mail info@t-e.nu
www.t-e.nu
The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) is Europe's principal NGO campaigning on a Europe wide level for an environmentally responsible approach to transport. It has 41 member organisations covering 21 countries. It closely monitors developments in European transport policy and submits responses on all major papers and proposals from the EU.