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Finsbury Square Car Park Becomes British Land Hub For Delivery Drivers

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on The Times.

It is a surprising headline or is it a logical development given some of the projects in the rail freight business.

In A Freight Shuttle For Liverpool Street Station Planned. I talked about Rail Operations Group and their plans to run a freight shuttle between London Gateway and Liverpool Street station.

• Trains will be Class 769 bi-mode trains.
• The trains will be fitted with roller doors, roller cages and strengthened floors.
• Three services will leave Thames Gateway at 0029, 1208 and 1856.
• They will return from Liverpool Street at 0242, 1421 and 2100.
• Services will use Platforms 9 and 10 in Liverpool Street station.
• Goods would be delivered to the customer by e-bikes or electric vans.

This a very detailed plan.

But would it be better, if it had a logistics hub close to or even in the station?

These pictures show the Old Cab Road at Liverpool Street station.

This would probably be the only area in the station, that can be used. But it is not very large. Although it does have an access road at the back of the station.

This Google Map shows the area between Finsbury Square and Liverpool Street station.

Note.

1. Finsbury Square is in the North West corner of the map.
2. Liverpool Street station is in the South East corner of the map.
3. There is an entrance to the Old Cab Road Liverpool Street station on Primrose Street.
4. Amazon UK’s corporate office is in the North East corner of the msp.

Could roller cages be rolled into electric vans and taken to Finsbury Square for sorting and onward distribution?

• The car park has a height limit of 1.98 metres.
• It has 258 parking spaces.
• Could it be expanded downwards?
• How many e-bikes would it hold?

It think that this could be the reason for the purchase.

But I would be very surprised if a siding was dug that connected to the nearby Northern City Line that runs into Moorgate station.

August 27, 2021 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | British Land, Class 319 Flex (Class 769) Train, Development, Express Parcels/Light Freight Services, Finsbury Square, Finsbury Square Car Park, Freight, Liverpool Street Station, Logistics, Northern City Line, Parking, Rail Operations (UK) Limited