Royal Mail Daventry super hub ‘will stay’ despite train plans

Royal Mail has said a “super hub” for parcels at a rail freight terminal will continue to operate even though the company is scrapping its trains.

Its statement came in response to a question about the future of the facility near Daventry, Northamptonshire, from the constituency’s new Conservative MP, Stuart Andrew.

The super hub opened last year at Daventry International Railfreight Terminal (DIRFT) to handle up to 90,000 parcels per hour.

Mr Andrew was told there would be “no planned job losses” as a result of scrapping the trains and a “minimal impact” on local roads.