Date: 19/11/2021

Freight train capacity to and from the Port of Liverpool have doubled after final works on the £8.3m Bootle branch rail line upgrade have completed, it has been announced. Funded by the Department for Transport, the upgrade [of a portion to double track] allows up to two freight trains an hour in each direction.

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Freight train capacity to port doubles after £8.3m project completes

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The news comes after the Government announced the Integrated Rail Plan

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Brand new Colas Rail 70813 being slowly lifted by two cranes at Liverpool's Seaforth container terminal on 30 March 2017.
Location: Seaforth Container Terminal
Company: Seaforth Dock Freightliner Terminal (British Railways)
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Liverpool Bulk Terminal looking north.
Location: Liverpool Bulk Terminal
Company: Liverpool Docks (Mersey Docks and Harbour Board)
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