Inland Rail to cut $200m from freight cost

Switching from the road to Inland Rail could slash more than $200m a year from freight costs. (AAP)

Freight transport costs could be slashed by more than $200 million per year as part of a shift from road to Inland Rail, according to new research.

Modelling carried out by the CSIRO found the 1700km Inland Rail network would cut the cost of 22 million tonnes of freight transport by $213 million annually.