§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What proportion of the container traffic to or from the port of Felixstowe arrives at or leaves that port by rail; and what plans they have to increase that proportion. [HL5216]
§ Lord Davies of OldhamRail had a 21 per cent market share at the port of Felixstowe in the 2002 calendar year. To increase the capability of the network to carry freight the route between the port and the West Coast Main Line is being cleared to take 9'6" containers, work will be completed by the end of 2004.