UK’s high-speed railway says truck off, Bucks!

New rail construction hub in Quainton opens for use by HS2 - arrival of first train Image HS2

Britain’s high-speed railway project has engaged with rail freight to move 300,000 truck journeys off the rural roads of Buckinghamshire roads. The first of approximately 1,800 freight trains has been received at the new HS2 Quainton railhead, near Aylesbury, north of London, in a move designed to save carbon in construction, and spare the community from much of the disruption normally associated with extensive civil engineering projects.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

2 comments op “UK’s high-speed railway says truck off, Bucks!”

John|19.11.22|13:01

The trains will only operate with drivers, so then road transport wills come to the for again. RIP trains a disaster in the 21st century.

John|19.11.22|13:02

RIP RAILWAYS

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