After a long absence of 13 years, rail is returning to the Stellantis car factory in Hordain in northern France. While Stellantis has long relied on road haulage, the covid pandemic threw a spanner in the works and forced the car manufacturer to reconsider its transport options. Train services at the Stellantis plant in Hordain…
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Rail returns to Stellantis auto plant in northern France
After a long absence of 13 years, rail is returning to the Stellantis car factory in Hordain in northern France. While Stellantis has long relied on road haulage, the covid pandemic threw a spanner in the works and forced the car manufacturer to reconsider its transport options. Train services at the Stellantis plant in Hordain…
Getlink eyes “significant growth potential” of cross-Channel rail
Getlink/Eurotunnel is seeking to unlock what it describes as the “significant growth potential” of cross-Channel rail freight. In the fourth quarter of last year, a total of 318 freight trains operated through the fixed Link, down 10 per cent on the same period in 2022. Figures for the whole year showed that the number of […]