Eddie Stobart has announced that they are launching a new train service hauled by Direct Rail Services.
The new service will connect the Port of Tilbury to Tesco’s in Daventry and then onto Mossend, Scotland.
This new service was launched on the 3rd September and is Eddie Stobart’s first ever train service to run from the Port of Tilbury, with the capacity for between 30 and 36 containers.
Launched on the 3 September, this is Eddie Stobart’s first ever train service to run from the Port of Tilbury, with the capacity to travel with between 30 and 36 containers.
Rail freight continues to be a key focus for Eddie Stobart, this is due to the reduced carbon emissions.
It is now possible to link the south of England to Central Scotland without the use of any roads.
The Eddie Stobart branded train will run three days a week between the Port of Tilbury and Daventry and twice weekly from Daventry to Mossend.
The train service is launched as part of a four-month trial, with a view to being rolled out fully in 2019.
What did the officials say?
John Clark, Sector Director at Eddie Stobart said:
“The ability to link London Ports by rail to central Scotland is something we have been looking to launch for some time and the interest in this new service has been extremely encouraging. It’s an exciting step that sees Eddie Stobart Logistics continuing to broaden its complete end-to-end logistics offering, while remaining focused on how we can offer environmentally conscious transportation solutions.”
Barry Earl, Business Manager at Direct Rail Services said:
“We have been working with Eddie Stobart on the delivery of this service throughout 2018 and are delighted that it has now commenced. This new service stregthens our intermodal portfolio with a high profile customer who we are very proud to work with.”
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The nterestng point about freight is that a complete train load of components might be more viable if shared between users.
The only proviso being the final destination, naturally. The same principle applies to a consortium of users. I might be unable to hire an entire train on my own but if additional players come in the whole thing begins to make good sense.
The end result is a viable freight movement, a logical one leading to better use of long haul freight movements by rail.
Not by road. Tilbury Port to Mossend certainly fits the bill.
Pool your resources.
Good that trains like this reduce the amount on the roads, however is it really an Eddie Stobart train as it’s DRS loco and driver and who owns the wagons. To commit to railfreight is a big investment and can’t be done on the cheap like in the road haulage industry.