Mossend EuroTerminal
Mossend EuroTerminal is a freight-handling station in Mossend. It is situated across the line from the Mossend Railhead.[1]
History[]
In 1991, the site was selected by British Rail for the only Scottish facility for handling freight arriving in Great Britain from the Channel Tunnel.[2] It was constructed on mostly greenfield land.[3] It opened in 1994.[4] However, demand for international rail freight failed to meet expectations.[5]
In August 2021, it was announced that the site would be leased to Maritime Intermodal from 1 October 2021.[6]
Operation[]
The facility is operated by DB Schenker.[7][8] It is used for the transfer of freight from rail to road and vice-versa, for swapping freight between electric and diesel locomotives, and as a stopping point for crew changes.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Mossend Marshalling Yard". Railscot. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fast and easy access to motorway network". The Herald. 1997-07-16. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Haywood, Dr Russell (2012-11-28). Railways, Urban Development and Town Planning in Britain: 1948–2008. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-8825-5.
- ^ a b "Eurocentral Rail Terminal from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Good news about Grangemouth's freight terminal". The Scotsman. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Holden, Alan (2021-08-05). "Mossend EuroTerminal to be leased to Maritime Intermodal by DB Cargo UK". RailAdvent. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Intermodal rail terminals in Britain" (PDF). Network Rail. October 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Intermodal Rail Terminals" (PDF). Network Rail. January 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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Coordinates: 55°49′37.55″N 3°59′53.46″W / 55.8270972°N 3.9981833°W
- Bellshill
- Transport in North Lanarkshire
- Rail transport in Scotland
- Rail yards in the United Kingdom
- Channel Tunnel
- DB Cargo UK