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Article: Rail freight in Britain grows to record levels as Channel Tunnel toll deal is achieved.
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- June 24, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-24 June 2005-EWS: Rail freight in Britain grows to record levels as Channel Tunnel toll deal is achieved(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The amount of freight moved on the rail network in Britain rose by 9.5% during 2004/05 to 20.7 billion net tonne kilometres, EWS, Britain's largest rail operator, said today, Friday 24 June.
The increase was announced as the European Commission approved an extension to the payment of rail freight Channel Tunnel tolls. This is a boost to EWS's new European rail freight subsidiary, Euro Cargo Rail, which will start operations in France later this year.
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