HL Deb 21 February 1995 vol 561 c63WA
Lord Sefton of Garston

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the depots in the United Kingdom from which freight trains are going direct to the Continent via the Channel Tunnel; and how many trains have gone from each depot in the last two months.

Viscount Goschen

British Rail's European intermodal services via the Channel Tunnel operate from five UK terminals; Landor Street (Birmingham), Mossend (Glasgow), Seaforth (Liverpool), Willesden (London), and Trafford Park (Manchester). The scheduled number of trains currently operating from each of these terminals is as follows:

  • Landor Street: 10 per week.
  • Mossend: 15 per week.
  • Seaforth: 5 per week.
  • Willesden: 24 per week.
  • Trafford Park: 10 per week.

Trains from each terminal are marshalled at Wembley Train Operating Centre to form longer trains. The number of intermodal trains operating via the tunnel is approximately 45 per week in each direction.

In addition, there are about 10 car transporter trains per week operating via the tunnel between car manufacturing plants in the UK and the Continent.