Railtrack plans distribution centre at former colliery

By Tim Danaher and Tim Danaher20 April 2000

Parkside Colliery in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, is earmarked for an intermodal railfreight terminal and 200,000 sq m (2.15m sq ft) of distribution property. Railtrack wants to develop an international freight terminal on the site, linked into the rail network. The site is close to the West Coast Mainline and is adjacent ...

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