24-03-2022, 09:42 AM
I thnk there are still plenty of trains carrying containers from ports such as Felixstowe to central distribution points (DIRFT at Daventry being one such) The idea of being centrally opened and then distributed by Scammell Scarabs may have long gone (along with the Scarabs) but the concept still exists, both here and in Europe, including a recent service that now sees a train from China to Europe offered by a number of carriers in half the time it takes to transport a container by ship.