Zoe McLernon

Said the following about Daniel Fredriksson:

“2024 will be Dan’s 20 th year in the rail industry.

He began his railway career in a planning role working for a

railway renewals company, coming straight out of university into a

role managing the training and competency requirements for a

large team of Road Rail vehicle operators. From there he joined the

freight operational planning team in Leeds. 

After many years working in the rail freight sector, in 2021, Dan

started a new role supporting the emerging Express Freight

market. He has been focused on building Network Rail and

GBRTT’s knowledge of this sector, which has huge potential for

growth on rail.

Since he started the role, he has supported the latest freight

operator to join the network, Varamis Rail, who have successfully

launched a Midlands to Scotland Express Freight service. Dan has worked closely with them on their

expansion plans, pushing to open up more sites to act as road to rail facilities.  He has helped to

establish relationships across the potential users of rail in the courier, express and parcel sector

including major online retailers and supermarkets and continues to work with them to help design

the right railway solutions. Dan has also been instrumental in the Cross River Partnership work,

looking at the impact of rail freight in London through an Express Freight Market Analysis and

especially the Waterloo Freight Hub.

Dan has also been working to support the implementation of a wider network of ‘Parcels as

Passengers’ solution - which will see in-service passenger trains able to carry low volume, high value

goods around the rail network. A vital workstream due to the increase in parcel demand and the

importance of moving goods quickly and in a sustainable way.

Growing rail freight is one of the most important aims for GBRTT and the wider industry. Dan’s work

is vital for rail freight to grow over the coming years. His innovation, passion and desire to support

the freight sector is second to none and the express freight work will have a huge impact on

opportunities for the freight sector, while contributing to net zero targets.“