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UK Royal Mail withdraws from rail distribution after 200 years

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There is bitter disappointment within the UK rail freight industry on the news that Royal Mail, the flagship postal carrier in the nation, is to abandon rail from its delivery proposition. The company, founded by royal decree over five centuries ago, has been an integral part of the British railway industry since 1830, only four years after the inception of the commercial railways in 1826.

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no more mail on rail

UK Royal Mail withdraws from rail distribution after 200 years

Royal Mail train. The oldest mail service in the world is grounding its rail fleet Juniper007

There is bitter disappointment within the UK rail freight industry on the news that Royal Mail, the flagship postal carrier in the nation, is to abandon rail from its delivery proposition. The company, founded by royal decree over five centuries ago, has been an integral part of the British railway industry since 1830, only four years after the inception of the commercial railways in 1826.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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