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UK could see piggyback trains by September

The Russell Group's Barking terminal in East London hosted the UK's first ever 'piggytrack' train to carry full-height trailers on 22 May. A successful test run operated by Eurotunnel's Europorte Channel through-rail subsidiary transported goods for the Vauxhall Group over the almost 400km distance from Antwerp in Belgium in conjunction with Ewals Intermodal, a sister company of Dutch-based  Ewals Cargo care. This new service is unique in the UK in that ... [+]

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