DCRail has started operating a new cross-London freight flow that takes between 40 and 50 lorries off the road every time it runs.
The freight operator is moving recycled road material (known as reclaimed asphalt pavement, RAP) for Aggregate Industries between Colnbook (just west of Heathrow) and Purfleet in Essex.
The turns started in October, with three trains running between Thursday and Sunday via north London. The new flow is on a when-required basis, with several weeks sometimes passing between each series of trains.
Damien Preece, general manager for rail at Aggregate Industries, said: “It’s very short haul, where rail shouldn’t be able to work going from west to east London.”
Trains are limited to 14 box wagons owing to the siding length at Purfleet. But each still carries 1,050…
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