Date: 10/04/2017

The first rail freight service from the UK to China will depart on a 7,500-mile journey from Essex on Monday. Thirty containers will carry British goods including whisky, soft drinks, vitamins and pharmaceuticals. A DB Cargo locomotive will leave the DP World London Gateway rail terminal in Stanford-le-Hope for the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province, eastern China. After going through the Channel Tunnel the train will pass through seven other countries before arriving on 27 April.

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UK to China rail freight service departs

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Thirty containers are carrying British goods such as soft drinks, vitamins and baby products.