British ports to take the first hit following rail strikes

source: Railfreight

UK transport secretary Grant Shapps is adamant that the strike on the railways of Great Britain will not lead to empty supermarket shelves or disrupted power station fuel deliveries. However, there is nothing good about curtailed freight train movements, which commentators claim are down by fifty per cent. If half the freight trains are not running, then there is little prospect of freight deliveries and supply chain issues getting any better. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the UK ports.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

1 comment op “British ports to take the first hit following rail strikes”

bönström bönström|24.06.22|00:47

Railways, now proves too vulnerable, thereby, regrettably, not high quality, but simply the weak “link”.
“Optimal maintenance”, just sufficiently, is good, but a sustainable track, a safely calculable, with safety factors…, as at any other public enterprise, now is the min.!
(Being mature, shall not prevent, for turning timely!)
High quality, On Time deliveries of cargo, etc., is more important, than ever – and accordingly, now, handsomely rewarded – by willingly paying clients!

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British ports to take the first hit following rail strikes

source: Railfreight

UK transport secretary Grant Shapps is adamant that the strike on the railways of Great Britain will not lead to empty supermarket shelves or disrupted power station fuel deliveries. However, there is nothing good about curtailed freight train movements, which commentators claim are down by fifty per cent. If half the freight trains are not running, then there is little prospect of freight deliveries and supply chain issues getting any better. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the UK ports.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

1 comment op “British ports to take the first hit following rail strikes”

bönström bönström|24.06.22|00:47

Railways, now proves too vulnerable, thereby, regrettably, not high quality, but simply the weak “link”.
“Optimal maintenance”, just sufficiently, is good, but a sustainable track, a safely calculable, with safety factors…, as at any other public enterprise, now is the min.!
(Being mature, shall not prevent, for turning timely!)
High quality, On Time deliveries of cargo, etc., is more important, than ever – and accordingly, now, handsomely rewarded – by willingly paying clients!

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