Trade links between the UK and mainland Europe will be strengthened after the Rail Freight Corridor North Sea – Mediterranean will be extended to London by November 2016.
In preparation for the extension, Network Rail has joined as a new member of the RFC North Sea – Mediterranean management board. A signing ceremony was held on 20 October 2015, in Luxembourg, in order to adopt the new bylaws of the board.
The extension will make it easier to run more freight trains between the UK and mainland Europe. Network Rail’s freight customers and other European freight operators will be better able to understand and secure available capacity for freight service growth to and from the UK, linking with France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland via the Channel Tunnel.
The extension makes planning freight services simpler and easier through a ‘one-stop shop’ for freight operators to book pre-planned freight paths connecting London with the continent. Operators will also be better informed about infrastructure, maintenance and repair work across the continent as information is more easily shared along the corridor.
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