Devey made her fortune launching Pall-Ex, a palletised freight network.

East Penn Railroad now connects Toughkenamon to the national freight network at Chadd's Ford.

But it decimated BR's annual accounts, and ultimately the freight network, as the government then approved a severe pruning of unremunerative collieries.

An inland port in South Auckland which functions as a rail exchange between the sea port and the national road and rail freight networks.

Electrification of freight network, whether by third rail or overhead lines, was impractical.

If nothing is done, the impacts from increasing competition and a deteriorating freight network could be dire.

The prize for us tonight is that for the first time in history we can achieve liberalisation of the international freight network.

We need to improve the freight network, and the companies themselves have to be competitive as regards overcoming the difficulties of rail transport.

This state company has recently announced its intention to review its entire network, particularly the freight network, with the possibility that it may be closed entirely.

As the Commission you should therefore be telling the truth: the idea of separate freight networks is dead.