Aggregates rail hub features in Lowestoft port development plans
Pilot boat in harbour at Lowestoft (WikiCommoins and Martin Petitt Flickr stream)
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Lowestoft, the most easterly port in the UK, is set for a five-year development plan, underwritten by the owners, Associated British Ports. The emphasis on the traditional fishing fleet port is shifting to a heavier catch, as the owners have plans for an extensive rail served aggregates terminal. That part of the plan could set sail as early as next year, with an interim connection to existing adjacent sidings.
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Nearness to port, Advantage of UK, will gain even further, when railway industry has outed standards, now severely devastating.
Risk, now means costs. Accordingly all vital systems, of society, all links, now have to prove being redundant and resilient, thus robust!
“Optimal maintenance” of track, etc., now Big Business… – is Symptom of railways, now “cemented”…, as Bottleneck.
(Allowed load, is not allowed – by System… and now, at railways, regrettably no resiliency exists, etc…)