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Calais intermodal service put back due to migrant fears

SNCF Logistics’ rail freight subsidiary VIIA has postponed introduction of a new piggyback service from the South of France to Calais because of the migrant problems in the French port. The VIIA Britanica service was due to start operations from Le Boulou on the French-Spanish border on 12 January. While extensive safety training has taken place in the past few weeks by rail teams and the police – during which ... [+]

Calais opens trailer-train terminal

The Port of Boulogne-Calais officially opened its new Rail Motorway Terminal on 23 October, saying it had become the first in Europe to have such a facility. The Rail Motorway Terminal is the first stage in a strategy to develop the transport of unaccompanied semi-trailers and will, from January ... [+]