Other operators do use the tunnel. There’s a weekly train from Seville carrying oranges for Tesco.
Comment on Channel Tunnel says UK investment 'non-viable' as it halts projects
mjr@infosec.pub 17 hours ago
it had scrapped plans to reopen a freight terminal in Barking and to run a new direct freight service from Lille.
Fine, let another freight operator have them, then.
Meanwhile, their biggest shareholder is still building part of HS2. 🤷
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 15 hours ago
mjr@infosec.pub 7 hours ago
Yes, and maybe one of them would like the depot or to run an extra service. That’s what I’m saying. Eurostar hasn’t been allowed to hog the Temple Mills train depot, so why should Eurotunnel hoard the Barking freight depot on the link to the state-owned LTS line? These depots are expensive to build and can only go in limited places, so they should use it, sell it, or lose it.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 7 hours ago
Would network rail like to buy it?
davidagain@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Yep.
… and the UK population who knew about it face a little shrug.