New rail freight terminal for Holyhead
£70m project included in Welsh transport plan
The Welsh Assembly has included a scheme to build a £70m (US$109m) rail freight terminal at Holyhead in its Rail Transport Plan.
Transport consultant Aecom has identified a market for rail freight from mainland Europe, southern England and the Midlands, connecting with ferry services to Ireland from the Welsh port.
Little if any rail freight has been routed this way since the axing of Freightliner services in the 1980s, which used a dedicated lo-lo ship between Holyhead and Ireland.
Stena Line’s Eamonn Hewitt welcomed the news, saying that it could be feasible to handle unit loads delivered by rail on existing ro-ro ships, using maafi-type trailers.
Transport consultant Aecom has identified a market for rail freight from mainland Europe, southern England and the Midlands, connecting with ferry services to Ireland from the Welsh port.
Little if any rail freight has been routed this way since the axing of Freightliner services in the 1980s, which used a dedicated lo-lo ship between Holyhead and Ireland.
Stena Line’s Eamonn Hewitt welcomed the news, saying that it could be feasible to handle unit loads delivered by rail on existing ro-ro ships, using maafi-type trailers.
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