No one said it would be easy to lay down a new rail freight terminal. The very mention of the words conjures up a half-century-old concept of vast marshalling yards with clanking wagons and thundering...Read more
The National Planning Inspectorate will sit in Leicestershire next month to hear arguments over the proposed and somewhat controversial Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange. The project has been called in because of its perceived importance...Read more
Proposals to build a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at Hinckley, near Leicester, continue to be met with considerable opposition. Locals who fear the impact of increased road traffic on the area, as well as the...Read more
Hinckley Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) has been in the planning mix for several years. It has also been in the news for almost as long. Local fears of increased industrial development have frequently been...Read more
He may be new to the job, but transport secretary Mark Harper will already have found on his desk a large file labeled Hinckley. It will soon be his duty to open that file. The...Read more
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,...Read more
Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange project – a new intermodal terminal planned for a rural corner of Leicestershire – has been put back to public consultation for the third time in its troubled history. The...Read more
Proposals for a new nationally significant rail freight terminal are two be put out to public consultation, just over a year since the project was referred to the national government for review. The development site,...Read more