31.01.2020
Artikel Nummer: 30526
New rail service to transport cars in UK
Direct Rail Services (DRS) has been awarded a new contract to operate Ford automotive rail services between Dagenham and Garston in UK. DRS will be working with automotive transport specialist STVA UK to transport cars from the Ford factory in Dagenham to the rail terminal just outside Liverpool.
Carrying a mixture of double deck and single deck wagons tailor-made to transport vehicles, the new rail service will operate six to eight times a week.
Whilst the two terminals are non-electrified, the route has overhead lines, and DRS can deploy its Class 88 locomotive that can use diesel power for the very start and end of its journey and the overhead lines for the major part of the route. (ben)