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Council’s railfreight site fails to impress

16 December 2011
 

Telford and Wrekin Council is seeking a new operator for its £8m international railfreight park that has become a white elephant.

The park, comprising a railfreight terminal and 24 acres of development land, has handled only a handful of trains since opening in 2009.

The council awarded a 15-year operating contract to Glasgow-based logistics firm JG Russell. But Russell executed a 30-month break clause in September because it could not sustain the losses. The council says the company...

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