UK cross-industry plans to grow international rail freight traffic
© Licensed to London News Pictures. 18/01/2017. London, UK. A sign noting the route of first direct rail freight train from China is seen as it arrives at Barking Rail Freight Terminal east of London. The new service set off from China on the 3rd of January this year. London is now the 15th European city to join what the Chinese government calls the New Silk Route. Photo credit: Peter Macdiarmid/LNP
Rail freight operators and commercial stakeholders have debated the future of international rail freight. A round table discussion was hosted by DB Cargo UK at its intermodal terminal in Barking, in the east of London. The high-level meeting was held in camera to air feelings on the under-performing international rail freight sector.
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Currently, however, regrettably the single, on shore, high quality transport device, for majority is the road trucks, up to 1000 km from port.
(Regardless of BREXIT Goal of EU membership, ensured high quality nearness to and within a big nearby market, shall remain!)
For railways now urgently an upgrading is requested. Sudden stops no longer is accepted at supply chains of ware owners, that have shifted to On Demand” strategy.