Testing cargo deliveries by rail to town centres

A scheme to use converted passenger trains to deliver freight into the centre of towns was tested last week using Euston station.
Railways used to earn as much, if not at times more money from carrying freight than they did from carrying humans, but the rise of refrigeration killed off the need for last-minute deliveries into town centres, and the growth in road freight killed of most of the rest. Rail fright today, while still substantial, is mainly for aggregates and cargo containers.
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