The firm will instead use a combination of commercial rail services, its existing road network and reduced air services to transport mail Royal Mail has announced its intentions to ditch its fleet of freight trains ( Image: No credit) Royal Mail is set to ditch its ageing train fleet amid …
Read More »Royal Mail is to stop using its own trains to transport post after almost 200 years. The company has confirmed it will decommission its remaining freight trains by 10 October, with a plan to increase the amount of post it moves by road. The move comes as Royal Mail’s parent …
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The postal service said its almost 30-year-old freight trains are at the end of their operational lives. Royal Mail has announced its intentions … Source link
Read More »Last summer, Eastwood MSP Jackson Carlaw issued a residents survey to local homes at Maidenhill and in a number of the constituent responses, it was noted that a postbox had not been installed within the development. The new postbox is located on Maidenhill Grove and a short distance ahead of …
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The UK’s national mail delivery company Royal Mail (which is no longer state-owned, despite the name) has confirmed it will ditch its rail deliveries in October this year. In a letter to staff and later released to the public, DB Cargo UK CEO Andrea Rossi announced the “major U-turn by …
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Royal Mail deliveries across Nuneaton are now being made from its brand-new hub. Staff are no longer working out of the old sorting office in Justice Walk. Their last day at the depot, where generations have queued for parcels in the past, was on Saturday (July 6) with operations starting …
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DB Cargo’s locomotives will cease pulling rail trains in three months. Credit: Peter Moulton/Shutterstock The UK’s national mail delivery company Royal Mail (which is no longer state-owned, despite the name) has confirmed it will ditch its rail deliveries in October this year. In a letter to staff and later released …
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A man’s curiosity has sparked a discussion after he questioned the purpose of a strange barcode, or ‘black and orange streaks’, on his post. The intrigued individual took to Reddit, querying: “Does anyone know what these markings are on envelopes?” He also shared images for clarity, adding: “I’ve always seen …
Read More »South East Water says needs cash injection to stay afloat South East Water said it needs a cash injection from investors to stay afloat, as it gears up for a key ruling from the water regulator on its future spending plans tomorrow. The struggling water firm, which serves 2.3 million …
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