First China to UK rail freight service arrives in London

By 2017-01-18T13:54:12

The first demonstration rail freight service from China to the UK arrived at Barking in London on January 18 (Photo: Yvonne Mulder).

UK: The first demonstration rail freight service carrying textiles and other consumer goods from China to the UK arrived at the London Eurohub terminal in Barking just after 13.00 on January 18, having left Yiwu Xi station in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on January 1.

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