Rail freight sector gives 2024 bad rating, 2025 outlook even worse

RailFreight.com recently organised the second edition of the rail freight end-of-year market survey, with dozens of industry players responding and providing their perspectives on how the sector did in 2024 and what to expect in 2025. It is clear that the market expects no improvement from the new year, and it wants the EU to take a more leading role in managing European rail.

Respondents rated the rail freight industry’s overall performance in 2024 at a modest 5,6. For the coming twelve months, no improvement is expected: survey participants rated their outlook for 2025 at a 4,9.

Interestingly, resp…