The Anonymous Widower

Felixstowe Sets a Record

In the week of the 26th September this year, the Port of Felixstowe handled a record number of 10,764 containers or about 1,500 a day.  A quick calculation says that moving those boxes by road would create a queue of trucks nearly 40 miles long every day.

So that may be contributing to a perceived reduction in trucks on the A14. There are now upwards of twenty container trains a day to places like Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham.

When the Felixstowe to Nuneaton freight upgrade is completed in a couple of years time, we should see even more.

October 24, 2010 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Freight, Trains