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First ever rail freight service from UK to China, passing through South London

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April 10th 2017 - the first ever rail freight service from the UK to China makes its way through Loughborough Junction in south London on the first leg of its journey: from London Gateway to Dollands Moor. It will continue through the Channel Tunnel and then through continental Europe, Russia and Kazakhstan before arriving in eastern China around 17 days later. Here hauled by DB's 66136.
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A rail freight service making its first journey from the UK to China passes through Loughborough Junction in south London. The train, hauled by a locomotive identified as 66136, is part of a route that will take it through the Channel Tunnel and across continental Europe, Russia, and Kazakhstan before reaching eastern China after approximately 17 days. The operator associated with this service is DB Schenker.

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  • Platform ID T8r7SjYLNIg
  • Views 1,240
  • Date published 10 Apr 2017 21:01
  • Date added 17 May 2026 08:31
  • Recorded 10 Apr 2017
  • Locomotives 1
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