Liverpool rail freight terminal “nationally important”
Another new rail freight terminal could be on the way for the northwest of England. A logistics developer, Tritax Symmetry, has acquired a 221-acre (90 hectares) site in St Helens, within the Liverpool City Region....Read more
Planning hearing set for Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange
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
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
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
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
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