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Scots rail operators think electric

[ September 11, 2020   //   ]

Four of the UK’s main rail freight companies Direct Rail Services, GB Railfreight, DB Cargo and Freightliner brought a selection of their electric and hybrid  locomotives to Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) on 9 September to support decarbonisation of logistics.

It coincided with the launch of the Scottish Government’s Green Investment Portfolio. Scotland’s Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop was there to promote market-ready projects seeking private capital that will help the country transition to a net-zero economy by 2045.

David Stirling, director of MIRP operator Peter Stirling, said: “This is a mission we fully embrace with plans to expand MIRP to be Scotland’s largest international multi-modal rail freight park facilitating zero carbon logistics. Electric and hybrid locomotives are not only more sustainable, they are faster, more reliable and attract commercial freight to our modern freight railways. An increasing number of food retailers are now opting for this solution to move their goods, not least because the major railway routes they use can accommodate electric locomotives; for example, 30 trains per week from Daventry to Mossend. We hope more follow suit.”

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