19.08.2022
Artikel Nummer: 41671
Train service to remove 16 HGVs from the roads
Colas Rail in UK is operating a new train for its long-time client Kronospan from Aberystwyth to Chirk with support from Network Rail in a first for locomotives utilising the Cambrian rail route in over 25 years.
The service was rolled out after a successful trial, with Network Rail’s Class 97 fleet operated by Colas’ freight team along with support from Class 37s to haul 700 t of timber from Aberystwyth to the Kronospan manufacturing plant in Chirk, North Wales on a weekly basis.
The service removes 16 HGVs from the road, saving a quarter of a tonne in carbon, Colas Rail said. (ben)