Rail Freight serviced premises in Bristol applaud Britain’s newest freight railway line

The new 0.9 mile section of track links the existing cross-country rail route from Felixstowe to Nuneaton with the west coast main line. It allows freight trains to travel through Nuneaton station without affecting passenger services.

This is excellent news for all distributors as they can efficiently get from the bottom of the county to the middle using freight transportantion. A cost effective way to move large loads of goods.

Work started on the £28.3m project a year ago. It was officially opened by transport minister Simon Burns.

Tim Robinson, director of freight at Network Rail, said: “Britain relies on rail freight and this scheme is crucial because Nuneaton North Chord is a key part of our plans to improve freight capacity on the railway – one of the greenest methods of transporting goods.

“This chord not only frees up space on the network, but creates a more reliable railway for passengers and takes hundreds of thousands of lorries off the roads.” Burns added: “It is Government investment schemes like the Nuneaton Chord that are helping power up our recovery and boost economic growth.”

“The Chord unlocks a real rail freight revolution with bigger containers now being taken straight from the Port of Felixstowe and transported by rail directly to the West Midlands and beyond.”

The new line forms an important part of Network Rail’s strategic freight network, and is part of a long-term investment programme on the Felixstowe – Nuneaton route which will help remove up to 750,000 lorries from the roads each year by 2030.

This is very exiting news for Central Park Bristol as they have a rail freight terminal which will benefit from the new track, a factor which only enhances the great space already on offer.

Source: The business Desk