A new rail terminal that will help to tackle local congestion and substantially reduce carbon dioxide emissions was opened by Transport Minister Andrew Adonis today.
Trains from the Keypoint Swindon rail terminal will transport around 23,000 vehicles each year from the Honda factory to the Channel Tunnel, meaning almost 3,000 fewer transporters on the roads. This will not only help to reduce congestion on key local routes, it will also cut local CO2 emissions.
Andrew Adonis said:
“Transporting 23,000 vehicles each year by rail to continental Europe will ensure almost 3,000 trucks are taken off Swindon’s roads – cutting congestion and carbon emissions on local roads.
“The amount of freight transported by rail has grown by more than 60% since the mid-1990s, which is a tremendous achievement, but we are determined to do more. That is why the Government has announced the most significant rail freight funding for decades – including around
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