The
railway
connection


to
a
quarry
in
Yorkshire
has
been
restored,
60
years
after
its
previous
siding
was
closed
by
British
Rail.

When
tests
are
complete,
GB
Railfreight
will
be
able
to
run
aggregate
trains
from
Horton
Quarry,
in
the
Yorkshire
Dales,
which
is
connected
to
the
Settle
&
Carlisle
line.
Each
train
will
transport
up
to
1,650
tonnes
of
aggregates
to
construction
sites
in
the
region.

Although
it
lost
its
rail
connection
in
1965
the
quarry,
which
is
owned
by
Heidelberg
Materials
UK,
has
been
producing
limestone
and
high-quality
gritstone
since 1889.

Heidelberg’s
regional
director
Becky
Murphy
said:
‘The
reopening
of
the
rail
link
is
fantastic
news
and
has
been
years
in
the
making.

’It
will
allow
us
to
supply
high-quality
aggregate
to
major
construction
projects
by
rail,
reducing
vehicle
movements
on
the
wider
road
network
and
cutting
associated
CO₂
emissions.’

The
work
to
relay
the
siding
was
carried
out
by
Duo
Group,
VolkerRail
and
AECOM,
in
partnership
with
Network
Rail.

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