UK Trains & Railways | Seriously Big Freight Trains at the New Peak District Quarry

What was once a local old siding only fit for smaller freight trains has been transformed into something quite special and very productive as part of the Great Northern Rail Project's (GNRP) goals to not only improve passenger travel but freight movements also.
Network Rail transformed this disused council tip sidings so longer freight trains can serve local the two quarries.
Investment means freight firms like DB Cargo and Freightliner can now increase their number of wagons on each train from 18 to 26. The sidings constructed under budget give movements of up to 2,500 tonnes of stone to be transported during each load, providing a boost to UK building projects and the environment.
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Each freight train takes 76 lorries off local roads and every tonne of freight carried by rail cuts carbon emissions by 76%.
A car and household waste had to be safely disposed of during regeneration of the former council tip. The area has now been landscaped to sympathetically blend into the surrounding countryside.
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