{"id":3629,"date":"2019-06-18T14:33:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprengthomson.com\/?p=3629"},"modified":"2019-06-18T14:33:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:33:43","slug":"forth-ports-eddie-stobart-and-direct-rail-services-launch-new-rail-service-linking-tilbury-and-grangemouth-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sprengthomson.com\/forth-ports-eddie-stobart-and-direct-rail-services-launch-new-rail-service-linking-tilbury-and-grangemouth-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Forth Ports, Eddie Stobart and Direct Rail services launch new rail service linking Tilbury and Grangemouth for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forthports.co.uk\/\">Forth Ports<\/a> in partnership with Eddie Stobart and Direct Rail Services today (18 June) announce a new weekend service linking, for the first time by rail, the ports of Tilbury and Grangemouth, Scotland\u2019s largest port.<\/p>\n<p>The new two-way rail service will commence on Friday 28<sup>th<\/sup> June and has been launched on the back of customer demand to open up the rail link between the South of England with Central Scotland. The first train will leave Tilbury on a Friday via Daventry and travel overnight arriving into Grangemouth on a Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The service which uses the DRS state-of-the-art locomotives and wagon fleet has a capacity to travel with 36 Containers and will be managed by Eddie Stobart working closely with both Forth Ports and DRS. The containers will carry cargo to Scotland from the South East including retail goods, food and drink. The return journey from Grangemouth, Scotland\u2019s largest port, will support the country\u2019s export market with the movement of spirits, chemicals and fresh food including potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Rail continues to be a key focus due to the reduced carbon emissions and this new service will connect ports in Southern England to central Scotland without using the already congested UK road network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Ward, Commercial Director at The Port of Tilbury<\/strong> said: \u201c<em>Linking our ports in the South East and Scotland by rail has been a priority for us and we are pleased to partner with Eddie Stobart and DRS on this new service. The service comes on the back of an increase in business at our busy container terminals and underpins our commitment to provide sustainable and cost-effective logistics solutions for our customers, aiding growth and competitiveness in the supply chain. This is the first time that a rail service truly links our ports in Tilbury and Grangemouth which opens up a number of import and export opportunities for our business and customers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Clark, Sector Director at Eddie Stobart<\/strong> said: \u201c<em>Eddie Stobart Logistics remains one of the only UK operators to offer genuine modal choice for customers, and we\u2019re delighted to be able to extend our rail offering through our new partnership with Direct Rail Services and Forth Ports.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sprengthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PRESS-RELEASE_Forth-Ports-Stobart-and-DRS-rail-service-Tilbury-to-Scotland-18-June.pdf\">Download the full press release here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forth Ports, Eddie Stobart and Direct Rail services launch new rail service linking Tilbury and Grangemouth for the first time.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[150,149,9],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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