Scotland’s next phase of timber by rail

After successful trials last year involving moving timber trains in Scotland for the first time in over a decade, a new scheme is at the planning stage for similar operations next year. The new proposals will also see raw timber traffic moved from plantations in Caithness (the far north of mainland Scotland) to processing facilities near Inverness and possibly elsewhere in the UK. It has already been claimed that the three weekly trains will eliminate 400 heavy truck movements every week.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

2 comments op “Scotland’s next phase of timber by rail”

Dave Wilson|15.10.21|10:06

Dave Wilson (Beaconsfield) – my understanding is that direct delivery by rail to the timber processing facility east of inverness was necessary to make tinber shipments economic. Laying sidings there should be the first step.

Dave Wilson|15.10.21|10:09

First step should be to lay sidings at the timber receiving facility at Dalcross.

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Scotland’s next phase of timber by rail

After successful trials last year involving moving timber trains in Scotland for the first time in over a decade, a new scheme is at the planning stage for similar operations next year. The new proposals will also see raw timber traffic moved from plantations in Caithness (the far north of mainland Scotland) to processing facilities near Inverness and possibly elsewhere in the UK. It has already been claimed that the three weekly trains will eliminate 400 heavy truck movements every week.

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Author: Simon Walton

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2 comments op “Scotland’s next phase of timber by rail”

Dave Wilson|15.10.21|10:06

Dave Wilson (Beaconsfield) – my understanding is that direct delivery by rail to the timber processing facility east of inverness was necessary to make tinber shipments economic. Laying sidings there should be the first step.

Dave Wilson|15.10.21|10:09

First step should be to lay sidings at the timber receiving facility at Dalcross.

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