This document describes the Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) scheme. The scheme is designed to encourage businesses to shift freight from road to more sustainable modes of transport, such as rail, water and short sea shipping.
The Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) scheme is designed to assist companies with the operating costs associated with running rail or inland water freight transport instead of road, where rail or inland waterway transport is more expensive. The scheme operates in two parts: MSRS (Intermodal) for the purchase of intermodal container movements by rail, and MSRS (Bulk and Waterways) for the purchase of other freight traffic movements by rail and all movements by inland waterway. The goal is to facilitate modal shift, generating environmental and social benefits from reduced lorry journeys.