Mossend EuroTerminal

Mossend EuroTerminal is a freight-handling station in Mossend. It is situated across the line from the Mossend Railhead.[1]

History

In 1991, the site was selected by British Rail for the only Scottish facility for handling freight arriving in Great Britain from the Channel Tunnel.[2] It was constructed on mostly greenfield land.[3] It opened in 1994.[4] However, demand for international rail freight failed to meet expectations.[5]

In August 2021, it was announced that the site would be leased to Maritime Intermodal from 1 October 2021.[6]

Operation

The facility is operated by DB Schenker.[7][8] It is used for the transfer of freight from rail to road and vice-versa, for swapping freight between electric and diesel locomotives, and as a stopping point for crew changes.[4]

References
  1. "Mossend Marshalling Yard". Railscot. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Fast and easy access to motorway network". The Herald. 16 July 1997. Retrieved 5 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Haywood, Dr Russell (28 November 2012). Railways, Urban Development and Town Planning in Britain: 1948–2008. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-8825-5.
  4. "Eurocentral Rail Terminal from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. "Good news about Grangemouth's freight terminal". The Scotsman. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Holden, Alan (5 August 2021). "Mossend EuroTerminal to be leased to Maritime Intermodal by DB Cargo UK". RailAdvent. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Intermodal rail terminals in Britain" (PDF). Network Rail. October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Intermodal Rail Terminals" (PDF). Network Rail. January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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