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GB Railfreight launches new inland rail service from Felixstowe

GB Railfreight has started operations on a new daily rail service, which will connect Hutchison Ports’ Felixstowe facility with Wakefield in Yorkshire, according to an announcement on 10 March.

[s2If is_user_logged_in()]The train will initially have a combination of a mix of wagon types, including two Eco Triples, two Q8s and eleven IKA Twins, which is expected to allow enhanced flexibility, maximising the number of boxes that can be carried to better satisfy consumer demand and make more effective use of overall capacity.

The new service is the 13th operated by GB Railfreight and the 12th daily rail connection to destinations in Yorkshire.

“The Port of Felixstowe is the Northern Powerhouse’s major container gateway and approximately 50% of traffic between Felixstowe and the North moves by rail. Increasing the number of services is good for the port, good for our customers and good for the environment,” commented Chris Lewis, Port of Felixstowe CEO on the latest addition to the port’s roster of rail services, and he went on to highlight that “With three dedicated rail terminals at the port, we offer more rail services to more inland destinations with greater frequency than any other UK port.”

Other destinations served by rail from the Port of Felixstowe are Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Teesport, Birmingham, Birch Coppice, Doncaster, East Midlands Gateway, Hams Hall, Wakefield, Ditton (Widnes), Rotherham, iPort Rossington and Cardiff.

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