Transport schemes win £30m boost (BBC News)

RF News · #1 23rd October 2009, 20:50

£30m of grants are awarded to transport projects in the East of England, including plans for a major rail-freight link.

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pre65 · #2 23rd October 2009, 20:58

Why does freight from Felixstowe to Nuneaton have to go via London at the moment ?

swisstrains · #3 23rd October 2009, 21:18

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Originally Posted by pre65

Why does freight from Felixstowe to Nuneaton have to go via London at the moment ?

The route via London is the only route with a W10 loading gauge capable of taking 9'6" high containers. It joins the bottom part of the WCML which is also cleared for W10.

garrat · #4 24th October 2009, 09:10

Where is this link going to be?

pre65 · #5 24th October 2009, 09:26

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Originally Posted by garrat

Where is this link going to be?

Could be

Stowmarket - Bury st Edmunds -March - Peterborough - ????

Don't suppose they will build any new bits, just make the clearances suitable for the bigger containers like they are going to do at Southampton.

I would like to see the proposed route as well.

swisstrains · #6 24th October 2009, 10:36

If I have read the map correctly the proposed route is Felixstowe - Bury St Edmunds - Soham - Ely - March - Peterborough (with further W10 loading gauge enhancement from here via ECML to Leeds) - Melton Mowbray - Leicester - Nuneaton (WCML). In addition to loading gauge enhancement the project also includes some trackwork alterations to allow for longer trains.

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