I was wondering about intermodal trains that carry a variety of customers' containers on one train (rather than examples like the Tesco train that have a single customer). For example, GBRf intermodal trains from Hutchison Ports' Port of Felixstowe to Verdion's iPort in Doncaster (https://container-mag.com/2019/05/22/gb-railfreight-launches-new-service-felixstowe-doncaster/) or to Maritime Transport's Wakefield Europort (https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/119178/gbrf-felixstowe-wakefield-intermodal-service/).
Does the coastal port or the inland destination pay for these trains to run? Or does everyone with a container on the trains pay individually, like passengers paying for a seat on a passenger train?
Does the coastal port or the inland destination pay for these trains to run? Or does everyone with a container on the trains pay individually, like passengers paying for a seat on a passenger train?