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The transformation of passenger transport to carry cargo has shifted modes.
UK rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has taken a leaf out of the air cargo industry playbook and converted a commuter train to carry express freight to London.
The company recently completed a trial shipment of NHS supplies on a passenger train on the West Midlands to London route, and said that, “with minor interior modifications, it could be loaded in both dedicated freight terminals or platform side in any ...
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paul Newman
April 27, 2020 at 2:05 pmIt used to be called Red Star Parcels. Back in the day.
Andrew Sharp
April 29, 2020 at 8:41 amI thought that both East Midlands Railway and Great Western Railway carried this kind of cargo on passenger trains?