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Railways: Freight

Asked by Jerome MayhewConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 13 January 2026UIN 103403

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what volume of rail freight in tonne-kilometres was moved in December 2025.

Answered by Keir Mather

The data for December 2025 has not yet been published. The most recent published data is for July to September 2025 and shows a total of 4,105 million net tonne-kilometres of freight were moved by rail.

The net tonne-kilometres of rail freight moved each quarter is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and can be found at:

https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/gagdrt3h/freight-rail-usage-and-performance-jul-sep-2025.pdf

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