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Petroineos says it aims to turn the Grangemouth site into a fuels import terminal by spring 2025.
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In a cost-cutting move announced yesterday, oil will now be brought to the Scottish Fuels depot in Fort William by road instead of rail, resulting in tankers making hundreds of deliveries each year using the notorious trunk road.
The oil for the local depot mainly comes from Grangemouth and the decision to switch from rail to road has been slammed by a local transport group, claiming the A82 can not cope with the present volume of traffic. (Permalink) Oil Scottish Fuels Service withdrawal  Fort William Oil Sidings: 156453 and 156447 run past the oil depot on their approach to Fort William station on the 10.10 ex Mallaig to Glasgow service on 25 June.  Corrour: Across the Wasteland: the northbound bauxite and oil tanks for Fort William run north towards Corrour (an hour earlier than scheduled). Viewed from just south of Lubnaclach.  Fort William Junction: 156476 heads for Glasgow Queen Street, having reversed at Fort William, on a late afternoon service from Mallaig. On the left 66090 has just drawn four tanks out of the oil terminal yard and is waitin ... |
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