Getlink And CargoBeamer Team Up To Launch The First Unaccompanied Cross-Channel Service By Rail. The title of this post, is the same as that of this Press Release from Getlink. This is the first paragraph and a half:
Eurotunnel and CargoBeamer have signed a partnership which will see the launch of a new, 100% unaccompanied rail freight transport service across the Short Straits, from Calais to Ashford.
The extension of the rolling motorway from Perpignan to Ashford is a logical step in developing a future international intermodal network between the Channel and the Mediterranean. A second route from Domodossola, in the Alps region, to Calais will also be extended to Ashford after its launch in early October.
These are other points from the press release.
- Both new railway services will prevent 8,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
- They will help to partially resolve the shortage of truck drivers in the UK and Europe.
- They will relieve traffic congestion on motorways.
It sounds like it could be a worthwhile service with more than the obvious winners.