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'''Freightliners Ltd.''' of Cardington Street, London (a [[British Rail]] service since mid- | '''Freightliners Ltd.''' of Cardington Street, London (a [[British Rail]] service since mid-1960s). Owned 51% by the state-owned [[National Freight Corporation]] and 49% by [[British Rail]]. | ||
The concept was of containerisation, where the customer would supervise the loading of their merchandise into a container. | The concept was of containerisation, where the customer would supervise the loading of their merchandise into a container. | ||
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Freightliners Ltd. of Cardington Street, London (a British Rail service since mid-1960s). Owned 51% by the state-owned National Freight Corporation and 49% by British Rail.
The concept was of containerisation, where the customer would supervise the loading of their merchandise into a container.
1974 16,000 container loads were being moved nightly by Freightliner trains.[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1974/02/14 p 44-49