OCTOBER saw the new Doncaster iPort freight terminal connected to the national rail network, writes Chris Booth.
The 337-acre site is built on part of the former Rossington Colliery and includes new warehouses for Amazon, a 35-acre rail terminal with two sidings capable of handling 775m trains, a run-round loop and container storage.
The site is next to the St Catherine’s Loop of the South Yorkshire Joint line between Doncaster and Maltby.
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Other tenants include logistics firm CEVA and supermarket chain Lidl.
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