Dudley Freightliner Terminal
Former intermodal terminal in the West Midlands, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dudley Freightliner Terminal was opened on the site of Dudley railway station in November 1967,[1] as one of Freightliner's first rail terminals. It was an instant financial success and by 1981 was one of the most profitable Freightliner terminals in Britain, but Freightliner announced plans to close it and transfer the staff to the less successful Birmingham terminal. These plans were shelved in 1983 but resurfaced in 1986, with the terminal finally closing in September 1989.[2] Trains continued to pass the site of the Freightliner terminal until the Wednesbury to Round Oak section of the South Staffordshire Line and Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton line closed in March 1993.
Dudley Freightliner Terminal | |
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General information | |
Location | Dudley, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council England |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Post-grouping | British Rail, then Freightliner |
Key dates | |
1967 | Opened |
1989 | Closed |