Will the train take the strain?

Article Abstract:

The decision by the British government to reduce spending on new roads and reinvest in other kinds of transport could re-awaken interest in rail ports. Some experts believe that rail will play a growing part in freight distribution and will be made more attractive by the levying of fuel taxes on road transport. Many manufacturers have been attracted to rail distribution because of its environmental advantages and its ability to carry large quantities. Rail freight terminals scheduled for construction include a rail port at Daventry, England, due for completion in early-1997.

Railroads, line-haul operating, Transportation

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Grown-up but still growing

Article Abstract:

Regional changes in the UK are taking place in the warehouse market, with the Midlands, previously dominant, levelling out and the South East and North West increasing. Companies established in the Midlands and North are also acquiring premises in the South with the result that 40% of new openings have occurred in the South East during the first nine months of 1996.

Warehousing and Storage, Manufacturing and Industrial Building Construction, Warehousing, Industrial Buildings, Industrial buildings and warehouses, Public Warehousing and Storage, Purchasing, Demographic aspects, Industrial construction

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Rail freight and the warehouse market

Article Abstract:

Although rail freight may seem inflexible, it may become more attractive in future. The Secretary of State for the Environment has recently made decisions in favour of the PPG 13 planning guidelines. This means it will be harder to receive approval for developments without having an alternative to road transport. The government is making road transport more costly.

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