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It would be nice to be able to put the freight on the rails but economics dictate against it. To run modern containerised freight into West Wales would require a railhead probably at Aberystwyth which would cost a good few £millions. From the railhead the containers would have to go by road to their final destinations. From the road hauliers viewpoint they would have to have a local devoted fleet of trucks divorced from their normal (Birmingham?) operations. There is also the amount of traffic involved, say 100 containers per week to service the whole area from Fishguard to Pwllheli, this constitutes two train loads, who would pay for the infrastructure for such a small amount? Sorry West Wales, but the juggernauts are here to stay.
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