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GB Railfreight doubles capacity on Felixstowe-Widnes route

Class 66 locomotive at the head of an intermodal train at Felixstowe
A GBRf 66 at Felixstowe. Image: © GBRf media release

GB Railfreight has started a second daily service to Widnes intermodal terminal. The almost inevitable origin is Britain’s biggest intermodal port, Felixstowe. The weekday service represents a doubling of capacity for GBRf on the Felixstowe to Widnes route. For rail freight, in general, it’s a significant capacity enhancement on a critical logistics route between the east and west coasts of Great Britain.

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GB Railfreight doubles capacity on Felixstowe-Widnes route

Class 66 locomotive at the head of an intermodal train at Felixstowe
A GBRf 66 at Felixstowe. Image: © GBRf media release

GB Railfreight has started a second daily service to Widnes intermodal terminal. The almost inevitable origin is Britain’s biggest intermodal port, Felixstowe. The weekday service represents a doubling of capacity for GBRf on the Felixstowe to Widnes route. For rail freight, in general, it’s a significant capacity enhancement on a critical logistics route between the east and west coasts of Great Britain.

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