Topic: Tritax Symmetry

English freight terminal at Hinckley a step towards approval

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

21-04-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

warehouse at Tritax Symmetry Park, Doncaster,

Hinckley interchange developers respond to community fears

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

21-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UK government may decide on Hinckley freight terminal

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

14-02-2023|2 comments|author: Simon Walton

Intermodal train from Felixstowe in close up at Ely in Cambridgeshire

Fresh opposition to Hinckley rail terminal proposals in Leicestershire

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

08-12-2022|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Public consultation over “Golden Triangle” controversy

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

27-12-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton