Background
Despite well publicized problems, the
Channel Tunnel offers more options for rail borne traffic. However,
there will continue to be a role for the conventional rail ferry
particularly for the carriage of hazardous goods. There are a number
of services currently available such as: train load services; wagon
load services; rail container services; piggyback services; train
ferry services and rail express services.
Many transit times are already competitive
with road over the longer distances, for example two days from Birmingham
(UK) to Marseilles (FR) could be reduced to 24 hours using the Channel
Tunnel.
How can we help?
We can produce a cost benefit analysis
for a switch to rail freight.
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