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    Landmark deal paves way for return of regular cross-Channel rail freight

    Politicians and officials statements have been removed from the text above but may be found in the link below...
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    CMA CGM purchase Freightliner UK intermodal unit.

    The French shipping line announces it is to purchase the intermodal division of Freightliner . https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/cma-cgm-announces-the-acquisition-of-freightliner-uk-intermodal-logistics The news means that two of the largest container movers, Freightliner and Maritime...
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    Potential trainload freight flows between the UK and Europe

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/gbrf-class-99-30-locomotives-now-ordered.228787/ I suspect there are very few, if any, volumes of potential trainload freight flows between the UK and Europe as the market has changed since the tunnel was built. The shuttles are...
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    Port of Liverpool, Royal Seaforth Dock Railhead Expansion

    The planning application for the Seaforth Railhead extensionapplication No DC/2023/01392 from 07 Aug 2023. The first link is the plan of the site, whilst the second link is the full application. Boundary (sefton.gov.uk) DC/2023/01392 | Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed improvements...
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    Network Rail to spend 340 million Pounds in Liverpool

    The dates Lime Street upgrade is announced and the Liverpool loop line is to be relaid again, plus news of a hourly service to Chester via the Halton Curve? Well it is in the Liverpool Echo. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyside-train-passengers-take-strain-11068979
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    New freight flows from Liverpool docks investment

    It looks like Chat Moss route could be about to get a little busier with freight. http://www.ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/6630/New-163100m-Port-of-Liverpool-biomass-facility
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    Liverpool City Region Authority discuss Rail Development in the North of England

    The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority met on 13th June 2014 to discuss a variety of subjects including freight and logistics in the region, long term rail strategy, HS2 connection to Liverpool and Rail North. The agenda of this meeting is attached, or can be viewed at...
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    West Lancashire transport masterplan

    A story appeared in tonights Liverpool Echo (so it must be true!) headlined Rail Link to make Skem a gateway and the Ormskirk to Preston line would be electrified. The story appears to have originated from the press release below from...

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