Intermodal train from Felixstowe in close up at Ely in Cambridgeshire

Fresh opposition to Hinckley rail terminal proposals in Leicestershire

Intermodal traffic from Felixstowe its set to grow, but how much of it will be able to traverse the rails though Ely in Cambridgeshire Image: © Luka Chalklin.

Objectors have once again raised concerns about a proposed rail freight terminal in the county of Leicester, in the heart of England. The proposal, at Hinckley, has already been identified as a nationally important development, but the order which will finally permit building, has yet to pass through parliamentary procedure. There is still time, say those opposed to the logistics hub, for the government to think again.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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Intermodal train from Felixstowe in close up at Ely in Cambridgeshire

Fresh opposition to Hinckley rail terminal proposals in Leicestershire

Intermodal traffic from Felixstowe its set to grow, but how much of it will be able to traverse the rails though Ely in Cambridgeshire Image: © Luka Chalklin.

Objectors have once again raised concerns about a proposed rail freight terminal in the county of Leicester, in the heart of England. The proposal, at Hinckley, has already been identified as a nationally important development, but the order which will finally permit building, has yet to pass through parliamentary procedure. There is still time, say those opposed to the logistics hub, for the government to think again.

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