{"id":539566,"date":"2026-09-14T16:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=74259"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:44:41","slug":"sizewell-c-nuclear-plant-construction-site-receives-first-freight-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=539566","title":{"rendered":"Sizewell C nuclear plant construction site receives first freight trains"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first freight trains reached the construction site for Sizewell C, the future nuclear plant being built in Leiston, on the English southeastern coast. \u201cBetween now and Christmas alone, around 100,000 tonnes of material will be delivered to the project by rail\u201d, said Sizewell C in a note.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The delivery of aggregates directly to the Sizewell C Temporary Construction Area was made possible by the opening of a new 2.8-km rail link connecting it to the main network, called Green Rail Route (GRR). \u201cBuilding a brand new railway is a rare undertaking in the UK, and this milestone reflects years of planning, engineering and delivery excellence\u201d, said Tom Emanuel, Project Lead at Balfour Beatty, the company that built the line.<\/p>\n

Heavy Haul Rail, the bulk transport rail operator born after CMA CGM acquired the intermodal segment of Freightliner<\/a>, took care of the service. \u201cThe first freight train was around 270 metres long and comprised box wagons hauled by a Class 66 locomotive\u201d, Sizewell C added. The train came from Tunstead Quarry near Buxton, southwest of Manchester, where the aggregates material was mined.<\/p>\n