Jack Taylor wrote to uk.transport.london on Sat, 27 Nov 2004:

Wembley is the major international freight yard for the London area - most
of the traffic that uses that yard (and Willesden Brent) is trainload and
simply recessing for crew or locomotive changes, although a small amount of
remarshalling still takes place. It's things like automotive trains, en
route to/from Europe from/to the relevant car manufacturers' own sidings or
to other places such as Daventry or Hams Hall distribution centres (some of
this bypasses London, having been processed at Dollands Moor, adjacent to
the Channel Tunnel entrance in Kent).

Thanks (rest snipped)


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