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Workers at Felixstowe, which handles half of the country's container cargo, are walking out for eight days.
(Permalink) Containers Felixstowe Railfreight Strike Unite  Longsight: A grubby 66735 'Peterborough United' is nearing the end of its journey from Felixstowe as it comes of the Styal Loop at Slade Lane Junction and passes Longsight Depot heading for Trafford Park. Hidden ...  Deansgate: Nearing the end of a long journey from Felixstowe, GBRf 66741 rumbles through Deansgate station on 6 August heading for the Trafford Park freight terminal with a lengthy train of containers.  Kilmarnock: Freightliner 66517 heads the diverted 4L89 Coatbridge - Felixstowe containers through Kilmarnock station on 16 January 2016. This service is normally routed via Kilwinning. |
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MSC UK has announced a new rail service connecting Mossend in Scotland via Hams Hall, to Felixstowe and London Gateway.
The new Mossend rail service builds upon MSC UKs investment into the Scottish market by complementing two existing weekly calls into the ports of Grangemouth and Greenock. (Permalink) Felixstowe Grangemouth Greenock Hams Hall London Gateway MSC UK Mossend Marshalling Yard |
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What manufacturer Mechan says is the largest-capacity rail traverser in the UK forms part of the recently-opened North Rail Terminal at the Port of Felixstowe. The 30 m traverser is used to move locomotives between tracks when running round their trains. It weighs 90 tonnes, and has a capacity of 170 tonnes.
(Permalink) Felixstowe Traverser  Camden Road: Freightliner 90016 with containers for Felixstowe signalled for the Stratford route approaching Camden Road East Junction in July 2005. The right fork descends to join the down ECML just before it ent ...  Felixstowe Beach: 47305 passes through the well preserved Felixstowe Beach station in 1990 with a container train. The unpreposessing cabin on the left was the signalbox.  Felixstowe Beach: Class 10 'Colonel Tomline' (D3489) pulls a rake of container wagons through Felixstowe Beach station on 14th April 1984. It is about to reverse the wagons into a siding to clear the path for an ... |
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