NEWELL & Wright’s container depot on the site of the old Tinsley Yard is now open, and welcomed its first train on May 5.
Although some trains ran to a temporary facility last year, the permanent concrete hard standing and access roads are now complete. The facility occupies part of what was the reception sidings of the old marshalling yard, opened in 1965. It features a single transfer siding, capable of handling 750m-long trains. Trains are propelled into the siding as a run-round loop is provided further down the yard.