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Network Rails Track recording unit was inspecting the Sunderland south dock railway today. Apparently all the track down there has been renewed, creating a whole host of rumours. Any truth to the whispers of Nissan using the port?
 
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EC123 said:
Network Rails Track recording unit was inspecting the Sunderland south dock railway today. Apparently all the track down there has been renewed, creating a whole host of rumours. Any truth to the whispers of Nissan using the port?
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The TRU was out on a regular cyclical run, it doesn’t necessarily signify any change of use to the line. However much traffic a line gets, if it’s open it still needs a visit from a track geometry train at least every six months.
 
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It was 2015 IIRC when it was all announced as fully sorted, and ready to go. Did anything ever start up?
 
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EC123 said:
Network Rails Track recording unit was inspecting the Sunderland south dock railway today. Apparently all the track down there has been renewed, creating a whole host of rumours. Any truth to the whispers of Nissan using the port?
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I might be wrong, but personally i can't see Nissan wanting to send convoys of car transporters through the busy streets of Sunderland to get to the port, it would be too much of a hassle to say the least.
 
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I might be wrong, but personally i can't see Nissan wanting to send convoys of car transporters through the busy streets of Sunderland to get to the port, it would be too much of a hassle to say the least.
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The council are building a dual carriageway from Nissan/Iamp (SSTC) all the way down to the Port of Sunderland.

However cars are not planned on being imported/exported there but raw materials might, the real reason is to support the Iamp development which is intended for advanced manufacturing, which would include anything from Nissan suppliers to renewable offshore work.

Any additional Nissan work will just be a bonus.
 
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Is that lamp as in incandescent or led - or something else?
 
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