23.01.2019
Artikel Nummer: 26084
Eddie Stobart to extend UK rail offering
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) intends to launch a new rail service from the port of Tilbury to Daventry (both UK). The new offer will be the only rail operation from the port for inbound traffic – with a forecast capacity of 200 containers a week.
Within a matter of weeks the Tilbury to Daventry route will have expanded to run daily from Monday to Friday, and ESL also plans to have a weekly service linking to its operations in Widnes, near Liverpool.
The rail service from Tilbury to Daventry, and then to Mossend (Scotland), has already undergone an extensive four-month trial. The Tilbury pilot saved more than 1481 road kilometres, 386,100 l of diesel and reduced journey times and congestion in and around the London area. (ben)