Welsh slate lifts the roof on rail freight in the north
Llandudno slate freight train drone shot (NR)
Rail freight has another UK first. Traditional Welsh slate aggregate is being transported by rail to Luton, just north of London, in a significant modal shift. The development is a joint initiative between the infrastructure agency Network Rail, construction materials company Breedon, and the Welsh government in Cardiff.
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Wouldn’t it have been better to load the Wagons up at Blaneau Festiniog ? Instead of having lorries transport all the waste to Llandudno ?