AV Dawson, owner and operator of Port of Middlesbrough welcomed His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester to formally unveil a newly refurbished 1960’s Atkinson truck. Accompanied by Mrs Jo Ropner, His Majesty’s Lord- Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, the royal delegation were given a tour of AV Dawson’s new head office, The Staiths, while meeting […]
On Tuesday 11th July, two ex-Class 144 Pacer train carriages converted into a library and STEAM classroom were officially opened at the Dales School in Blythdale. Donated by the train leasing company Porterbrook and converted by the industrial service provider TEXO, the train now stands on an accessible ‘station’ platform. The Dales School is a […]
Following on from Fox Group opening the Leyland railhead in January 2023, Lancashire County Council paid them a visit to witness the unloading of a freight train on Tuesday 20th June 2023. The railhead was reopened on Monday 9th January 2023, with the first train arriving from Tunstead at 22:42, loaded with aggregates. The Freightliner […]
