Truck and Track Winter 2023 www.truckandtrack.com 74 RAILFREIGHT GB Railfreight (GBRf) opened new sidings on the north side of its Peterborough yard which will connect its newly opened £5.75 million Maintenance Hub to the national railway network. The opening has been a culmination of three years of work between GBRf, Network Rail and railway contractors KGJ Price. Several new points have been installed, slewing the existing track to create five intermodal length sidings accessible from both north and south, as well as additional capacity for spare wagons. The new sidings will be vital in unlocking the full potential of the Maintenance Hub, which will double the capacity of the yard. This investment forms part of GBRf’s ambitious growth plans to run around 80 intermodal services a day by 2025. John Smith, CEO of GB Railfreight: “The new sidings at the north end of our yard is a huge step forward in bringing our Maintenance Hub into operation. This will enable us to run even more intermodal services, allowing our current and future customers to move an even wider range of goods by rail.” Mark Bridel, Regional Freight Manager at Network Rail: “Network Rail is proud to have been a part of this project, from initial concept through to property agreements and delivery of signalling solutions. The project supports the shift to rail and green ambitions by enabling maintenance and stabling of longer intermodal trains on the East Coast Main Line.” Maritime Transport is pleased to announce a new, three year contract with long-standing partner, Tesco PLC. With effect from 29th October 2023, Maritime has been appointed by Tesco to manage, plan, and execute all rail operations at Tesco’s central distribution hubs within Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT). The new agreement builds on Maritime’s 13 year history with the UK’s largest retailer of groceries and general merchandise, providing distribution services by road to Tesco sites nationwide, and strengthens Maritime’s position in the market as a leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics. Under the new contract, Maritime will oversee the planning of seven daily rail services linking DIRFT with terminals in Mossend, Tilbury, Wentloog, Teesport, and Inverness, whilst completing final-mile road flow operations to distribution centres and Tesco Maritime Transport secures major contract to manage Tesco’s Rail Operations GB Railfreight opens new sidings for new Peterborough Maintenance Hub TRUCK & TRAILER SOLUTIONS WELCOME TOALLPORTS GROUP allportsgroup.co.uk
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