Royal Mail, after almost 200 years of using its own trains to transport post, has decided to decommission its remaining freight trains by October, opting to increase road deliveries instead. This shift, prompted by difficulties in maintaining aging trains, is part of a broader strategy to enhance reliability, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. Despite previous ambitions to expand rail freight for net zero goals, Royal Mail's move to road haulage has sparked concerns about increased road congestion and environmental impact. The decision to end rail freight operations has disappointed DB Cargo and raised industry-wide questions about the economic viability of rail transport versus heavily subsidized road haulage.