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Not surprising really.
Balancing carbon output, or rather - trying to, is a Peter & Paul situation.
We've shut down coal-powered power stations which produce electricity, which has indirectly forced the price up, so now Freight operators are being forced to change from electric locos to diesel.
But it's worth remembering that one diesel train still takes many diesel lorries off the road (except that there are many cases where a train can't deliver to the customer's front door).
On another front, the government has been taking back control of Train Operating Companies (ie, passenger) and will now find that the cost of running them will go through the roof.
I suspect that we'll see services being cut drastically, and timetables hacked back.
This is really sad, because prior to covid the railway was seeing significant expansion and investment. This progress is seriously at risk now.
Cheers, John
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