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Another rail motorway in France to open by 2021
Photo: Brittany Ferries
As hauliers and transport operators seek ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, Brittany Ferries has outlined plans for an intermodal transport service for unaccompanied goods-trailers, on the rail network along the French-Atlantic coast.
The company has been conducting feasibility studies for a road-rail service between the ports of Cherbourg and the Bayonne/Mougeuerre area since 2018. Now the project is moving forward with partners, the aim being to launch in 2021.
The link represents a natural progression of the cross-Channel service to Cherbourg from both the UK and Ireland, said Brittany Ferries. The project will harness a system that allows railway carriages to be turned for trailer loading and unloading. (ben)