Mode Shift Revenue Support

Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) assists 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 is designed to facilitate and support modal shift, generating environmental and wider social benefits from reduced lorry journeys on Britain's roads. MSRS is administered by the Department for Transport for flows entirely within England and for cross border flows where the majority of environmental benefits fall in England, by the Scottish Government for flows entirely within Scotland, and by the Welsh Government for rail flows entirely within Wales. 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 MSRS scheme has been extended and will now expire on 31 March 2027, with applications accepted until 6 February 2026 for funding to be paid in the 2026/27 financial year.