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£8m railfreight park opens
Wednesday 10th June 2009, 3:40PM BST.
Theresa Villiers MP officially names a Direct Rail Services locomotive watched by Telford and Wrekin mayor councillor Karen Blundell and council leader Andrew Eade.
Two freight trains rolled into the new £8 million Telford International Railfreight Park today as it officially opened.
The 26-acre site at Hortonwood, near Donnington, includes a terminal and two separate multi-million development sites for warehousing and offices.
- For a full report and more pictures see tomorrow’s Shropshire Star
It was officially opened today by Theresa Villiers, shadow Transport Secretary, before representatives from Telford & Wrekin Council, Transforming Telford and members of the town’s business community.
Mrs Villiers, who was about 40 minutes late after signalling problems delayed her train from London, said: “The opening of Telford International Railfreight Park is good news for the
railfreight industry and the local economy.”
Freight trains from DB Shenker, which has already been using the link from the main Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton rail line for Ministry of Defence freight trains, and Direct Rail Services drove
through a banner celebrating the opening.
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