Nowadays most freight is intermodal in containers and a new super port is being created at liverpool though it is yet to be seen if it will be rail served.
If it is it will almost certainly be containerized which raises the question is most old style non container freight on the way out to be replaced mostly by containers between set terminals and ports.
It seems traditional freight trains other than tankers and aggregate traffic have become obsolete and freight to the fringes of the rail network has become almost non existant.
It is a shame old mixed goods to far flung outposts are almost gone but logistics and business in the 21st century are totally different to 100 years ago and more freight goes by road where bigger trucks are now allowed.
If it is it will almost certainly be containerized which raises the question is most old style non container freight on the way out to be replaced mostly by containers between set terminals and ports.
It seems traditional freight trains other than tankers and aggregate traffic have become obsolete and freight to the fringes of the rail network has become almost non existant.
It is a shame old mixed goods to far flung outposts are almost gone but logistics and business in the 21st century are totally different to 100 years ago and more freight goes by road where bigger trucks are now allowed.
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