The Friends of the Far North Line
Cairdean Na Loine Tuath
the campaign group for rail north of
Inverness - lobbying for improved services for the local user, tourist and freight
operator
The Herald 24 December 2020
The graphic photos of mile after mile of trucks in Kent ("France re-opens border, but only to UK travellers who test negative", The Herald, December 23) is surely a powerful stimulus to transfer as much of this freight as possible from road vehicles to rail containers through the Channel Tunnel and have the final delivery miles made by road at each end. This would eliminate the need for drivers during the majority of the journey time, take these enormous vehicles off our roads and reduce road pollution.
Where a consignment is not sufficient to fill a container, then computerised logistic modelling should make it possible for consignees to share part loads.