Over recent years the proportion of high-cube containers handled at Southampton has increased significantly, currently representing around 40% of all containers handled.
It is estimated that the upgrade will remove up to 50,000 container lorries a year from the UK’s roads, easing traffic jams and helping reduce the billions of pounds road congestion costs the economy annually.
The project involved knocking down and rebuilding 16 bridges, lowering or slewing the track in 22 places, adjusting 11 station canopies and two station platforms, and setting the track through Southampton Tunnel in concrete to create more space for the larger containers to pass through on standard freight wagons.
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