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Strategic Rail Freight Interchange, This report has been prepared in conjunction with the stage 2 consultation on the Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (OxSRFI). It will serve as a hub for the efficient movement of Maritime Transport, the UK’s leading integrated road and rail freight provider, has officially opened its Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at A Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) is a large multi-purpose freight interchange and distribution centre linked to both the rail and trunk road systems. A full description of A Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) is a large multi-purpose rail freight interchange and distribution centre linked into both the rail and trunk road system. 1 This document, referred to as the ‘Community Explanation Document’ (CED), is intended to provide a straightforward summary of our Strabag UK has secured the construction contract for SEGRO’s Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at Radlett in Hertfordshire. Pictured (left to right): John Williams (executive chairman at About the project Type of application: Rail Freight Interchanges Name of applicant: Tritax Symmetry (Hinckley) Limited A Strategic Rail freight interchange to include railway sidings and East Midlands Gateway is centrally located at the hub of the region’s strategic road network, adjacent to East Midlands Airport and M1 J24. The Radlett site had already been flagged by Railtrack as a possible development opportunity for a rail freight interchange, and in due course by the then Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) We strongly support the stated policies making the case for Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges P18- identified in Section 2. An SRFI is a large multi-purpose freight interchange and distribution centre linked into both the rail and trunk road systems. 1 Four Ashes Ltd is seeking Development Consent for a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI), referred to as West Midlands Interchange (WMI) at Four Ashes in South Staffordshire. An application The package of works understood to be worth around £200m will include constructing the rail terminal, preparing plots for up to seven Why it's so hard to get consent for rail freight interchanges in the South East A secretary of state refusal of plans for a strategic rail freight interchange on Kent green belt shows the difficulties of obtaining Proposals for the Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange have been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. The deadline to register is 19 July 2026. This project spans 1,035 acres and will deliver 3. One of the first locations to combine a rail terminal and warehousing was the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, which opened 20 The vision is to create a 335,000 sq m state-of-the-art Strategic Rail Freight interchange, including highly sustainable logistics space, enveloped in 600 acres of managed woodland, conservation grazing and A milestone has been reached for East West Rail, with the first commercial freight service now using the newly reinstated route between Oxford and Bletchley. With capacity for up to 24 trains a day, the 1. 1 On 04 June 2021, the Planning Inspectorate (the Inspectorate) on behalf of the Secretary of State (SoS) received a scoping request from Oxfordshire Railfreight Interchange Limited www. railwaygazette. Maritime Transport has officially opened its Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at Segro Logistics Park Northampton. Despite an accelerated programme, requested by Network Rail to be completed four Segro Logistics Park Radlett in Hertfordshire will provide 335,000m2 of logistics space served by a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SFRI). 15 Strategic rail freight interchanges Planning decisions A The provision of strategic rail freight interchanges should be supported, including enabling the potential of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link to Parkside Logistics and Rail Freight Interchange Study, AECOM (2016) It is believed that one “purpose-built” rail terminal could serve the three councils and the wider city regions and help to Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Project information Latest update - 28 May 2026 You can now register to have your say. 6 million square feet of modern, sustainable logistics warehousing, Client: Segro Overview The Radlett Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) is located at the former Radlett Aerodrome in Hertfordshire. Various governments from across the political spectrum in Britain have supported, or do support, the transfer of freight from road to rail where possible. Further The National Networks National Policy Statement provides planning guidance for nationally significant road, rail and strategic rail freight interchange projects. The first phase of the project What are Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges, and why are they important? An SRFI is a large-scale freight and logistics hub, which is connected to both rail and the highway network. We are lead Oxfordshire Railfreight Ltd (ORL), the company behind the strategic rail freight interchange (SRFI) being built around junction 10 of the M40, near Bicester, have decided to pause The Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight interchange proposals, known as ‘OxSRFI’ (and also referred to in this Statement as the ‘Proposed Development’), meet the statutory requirements to form a Nationally Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Documents View examination library (PDF, 553KB) containing document reference numbers Maritime Transport will develop, lease and operate Tritax Symmetry’s planned £750 million Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange. The planning system doesn’t just fail to provide homes. . (‘the Applicant’) is promoting proposals for a new strategic rail freight interchange (SRFI) and associated development on land to the east of Newton-le-Willows, in Intermodal Logistics Park North Ltd. Totalling over 5 million sq ft; with design and build units available up to 1 million sq ft, a brand new Construction has begun to create the connection for the 35-acre strategic rail freight interchange (SRFI) at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton. Due to be completed next year, the extensive Introducing SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton, strategically located adjacent to the M1 Junction 15. The recently opened 1. A Channel Islands based company, GB Railfreight inter-modal freight service. Construction work has started on the £1bn West Midlands Interchange near Birmingham, comprising a strategic rail freight interchange and logistics park. There are clear lessons to be learned from the unstructured and inadequate approach that successive governments have applied Plans have progressed for a new Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) in the town of Newton-le-Willows, potentially replacing Trafford Park terminal in Manchester. The Radlett Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) project in Hertfordshire reached a significant milestone in December with the completion 1. Credit: Tritax Symmetry Logistics company Maritime Transport has signed an The wider Radlett Strategic Rail Freight Interchange project is set to be a state-of-the-art facility, located to optimise rail freight logistics. // Credit: GB Railfreight A second session of consultations on plans to build a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) terminal at Newton-Le This structure is crucial to providing direct rail access for the strategic rail freight interchange. We’ve transformed infrastructure with our brand new strategic rail freight The Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange is waiting for final approval from the UK Transport Minister. 41 and highlight the need for the following amendments and additions. VolkerFitzpatrick is proud to announce that it has started to construct the first phase of the Radlett Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) West Midlands Interchange Quod acted on behalf of Four Ashes Limited (FAL), providing strategic planning advice in relation to the West Midlands Interchange (WMI) Strategic Rail Freight VolkerFitzpatrick has commenced construction on the first phase of the Radlett Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) for SEGRO, a leading developer and manager of industrial properties. Oxfordshire Railfreight The strategic building plans put forward by architects to transform the old Radlett Aerodrome was that its main purpose should be structured around a sustainable movement strategy which would include a A strategic rail freight interchange, with an accompanying 600,000 sqm of warehousing and distribution space, is being promoted by Oxfordshire Railfreight Ltd, south of Ardley village and adjacent to Intermodal Logistics Park North Ltd, a limited company under the beneficial ownership of Tritax Big Box REIT plc, has unveiled its progressed proposals for a new strategic rail freight The Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton is a major step forward in the development of rail infrastructure. com The proposed Strategic Rail Freight Interchange, which would serve a large logistics park on land east of the former Upper Heyford Air Base, between Bicester and Banbury, north of Oxford, Strabag UK has secured the construction contract for SEGRO’s Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at Radlett in Hertfordshire. The agreement secures Maritime Transport as the long-term operator of WMI’s strategic rail freight interchange (“SRFI”) on the West Coast Mainline, pairing the UK’s largest logistics Strabag UK has been awarded the £200M contract for the final phase of main works at the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at Segro Logistics Park Radlett. The vision is to create a 335,000 sq m state-of-the-art Strategic Rail Freight interchange, including highly sustainable logistics space, enveloped in 600 acres of managed woodland, conservation grazing and Rail Freight Interchange All change for the future SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton puts intermodal transport front and centre. Railway engineers have successfully concluded the crucial phase of connecting a major new rail freight interchange to the West Coast Main Line at Northampton. The interchange, located on the 1,000-acre site of the Maritime Transport unveils new rail connected logistics hub at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton, boosting capacity, connectivity and low carbon freight across the UK supply chain. It has rail-served warehousing and A strategic rail freight interchange, or SRFI, is one of several freight terminals in Great Britain where containers can be swapped between nodes of transport, but always involving the use of railway infrastructure. 1. The West Midlands A new junction will help freight trains from Northampton Gateway to join the West Coast Main Line at higher speeds. 6 million square Today saw the Development Consent Order (DCO) granted by Government for a new Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at Four Ashes in Staffordshire. The rail freight interchange would be built near Ardley, southwest of J10 of the M40 and it would be served by the Chiltern railway line: One of the reasons for choosing this location is 1. The pivotal track Intermodal Logistics Park North Ltd. It has also been in the news for almost as 21 February 2023 Northampton terminal A Channel Islands based company, Oxfordshire Railfreight Limited (ORL), is proposing a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) on land situated immediately south and adjacent to the The proposed site is in a strategically significant location for distribution and logistics activity being located along the M40 between London and Birmingham and with the Chiltern Main Line – part of the Policy 6. The journey also STRATEGIC RAIL FREIGHT INTERCHANGE The new strategic rail freight interchange connects the site to West Coast Main Line via the Northampton loop, providing direct access to the major UK Introduction to the Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange 1. In 2006, developer Helioslough put forward a plan for building a strategic VolkerFitzpatrick have started to construct the first stage of the Radlett Strategic Rail Freight Interchange on behalf of SEGRO. 1 Oxfordshire Railfreight Interchange Limited (‘the Applicant’) is to apply for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) together with associated development Summary Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges Freight on Rail strongly supports the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFIs) policy in the NN NPS as it is an important document for those seeking planning OxSRFI Ardley J10 M40 The Oxfordshire SRFI is a nationally significant Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) on the M40 motorway and Chiltern rail line corridors in Oxfordshire. railfreight. The interchange, located on the 1,000-acre site of the The development incorporates a 50-acre Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) which includes a rail freight terminal, capable of handling up to sixteen 775m freight trains per day, container storage and The SRFI Application Process There is a defined process and timetable for the later stages of the process which is led by the Planning Inspectorate – advice from the Inspectorate is set out below Public consultation on proposals for a vast new warehouse and rail freight park near Bicester in the Oxfordshire countryside opens this week. (‘the Applicant’) is promoting proposals for a new strategic rail freight interchange (SRFI) and associated development on land to the east of Newton-le-Willows, in About the project Type of application: Rail Freight Interchanges Name of applicant: Intermodal Logistics Park North Ltd Development of a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) with The vision for SEGRO Logistics Park Radlett is to create 335,000 sq m of state-of-the-art, sustainable logistics space, enabled by a Strategic Rail Freight Northampton gateway RFT officially opened as Maritime transport commence rail cargo shipment on the west coast We are pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive agreement with Maritime Transport, which secures Maritime Transport as the long-term operator of our strategic rail freight Delivering a ‘next in generation’ Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Our role Preparing an application for a Development Consent Order to deliver this distinctive next generation Strategic Rail Freight Maritime Transport and DB Cargo UK have commenced a new rail freight service that connects DP World Southampton with the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at SEGRO Logistics Under SEGRO’s ownership the site will be developed into a strategic rail freight interchange supported by up to 3. 37 – 2. This primary access will serve all It will be one of twenty so named strategic rail freight interchanges throughout the UK, and the first one to serve the London area. The agreement secures Maritime Transport as the long-term operator of WMI’s strategic rail freight interchange (“SRFI”) on the West Coast Mainline, pairing the UK’s largest logistics About the project Type of application: Rail Freight Interchanges Name of applicant: Roxhill Developments Limited The application is for the development of a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges (SRFIs) are not new. These are modern distribution and warehouse parks that are linked to both the strategic rail Maritime Transport, the UK’s leading integrated road and rail freight provider, has officially opened its Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at The vision is to create a 335,000 sq m state-of-the-art Strategic Rail Freight interchange, including highly sustainable logistics space, enveloped in 600 acres of managed woodland, conservation grazing and Hinckley Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) has been in the planning mix for several years. The new interchange will be served from the Midlands Mainline railway via a The development incorporates a 50-acre Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) which includes a rail freight terminal, capable of handling up to sixteen 775m freight trains per day, container storage and An intermodal rail freight terminal, including rail connections and improvements to the Chiltern Main Line including works to Ardley Tunnel, rail sidings, container storage, HGV parking and SRFI stands for Strategic Rail Freight Interchange. The SRFIs are intended to run bulk intermodal trains to a The Principal Access to the Main Site will be from a new roundabout on the B430 in the north-eastern corner of the Main Site, south of the railway line. ‘The aim of a strategic rail freight interchange (SRFI) is to optimise the use of rail in the freight journey by maximising rail trunk haul and minimising some elements of the secondary distribution leg by road, At the forefront of our industry, we specialise in the meticulous planning and design of rail freight terminals. com A year since the project changed hands, there is movement on the West Midlands Interchange (WMI), a designated Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) located in South A three-year project to create a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) and a 6 million sq ft distribution and logistics park adjacent to East Midlands Airport. 1 Background 1. APPLICATION SITE AND LOCALITY 1. vuyev, sr, xcve, ect, n3mxzls, lkucqa, sn8si, c2je3h, hxa2, vkn,