Anglia's Key railway workers enable thousands of tonnes of vital food, medicine and other supplies to be moved around the country

摘要

Every week, key workers from Network Rail's Anglia region enable thousands of tonnes of vital medical supplies, food, drinks and consumer goods to be transported around the country during the Coronavirus outbreak. A reduced passenger timetable was introduced in March so a reliable service would be in operation to get key workers, such as NHS staff, to work while keeping lines open for key freight services to run. 1. There are currently up to 72 freight trains in and out of Felixstowe in Suffolk and up to 20 freight trains in and out from London Gateway in Essex, carrying up to 500,000t of products each week, including food, drinks, consumer goods and vital medical supplies 2. Up to 2000t of silica sand is also being moved from Middleton Towers quarry near Kings Lynn to numerous industrial plants in the north of England for use in glass and bottle production 3.Two trains per week supporting the oil and gas industry with moves of gas condensate from North Walsham in Norfolk to Harwich in Essex 4.On a daily basis, a dedicated Tesco train runs to Barking and Purfleet bringing supermarket products into the region from the national warehouse at Daventry. This service is particularly important for the restocking of Tesco supermarkets with consumer demand being high during the ongoing situation.