Aerial impression of the Northampton logistics park and rail freight terminal

Concerns for Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange project

Segro northampton SRFI (Winvic)Winvic / SEGRO

A senior politician has expressed the grave concerns of her constituents over the future of the Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange project. The yet-to-be-commissioned facility is planned to serve an area seventy miles northwest of London and a little over halfway to Birmingham. However, there are fears that the rail terminal part of the development will never be built, and the facility will become “another lorry park,” adding to already heavy road congestion.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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Aerial impression of the Northampton logistics park and rail freight terminal

Concerns for Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange project

Segro northampton SRFI (Winvic)Winvic / SEGRO

A senior politician has expressed the grave concerns of her constituents over the future of the Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange project. The yet-to-be-commissioned facility is planned to serve an area seventy miles northwest of London and a little over halfway to Birmingham. However, there are fears that the rail terminal part of the development will never be built, and the facility will become “another lorry park,” adding to already heavy road congestion.

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Author: Simon Walton

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