Train link from mersey to milan may be back on track

The Port of Liverpool could revive proposals to link the city's docks complex with a train link that takes it to the Centre of industrial Europe.

Before Peel Holdings took control of the city's ports six years ago, plans had been mooted to establish a direct train link from the Mersey to Milan.

Now, new plans by Peel Ports to transform Liverpool's docks and the Manchester Ship Canal into a 44-mile "logistics platform" could see the European rail link being on the agenda once again.

Peel unveiled a 20-year development strategy which outlined plans for expansion that it said will establish the port and the canal as an "integral part of the supply chain".

Source: Guardian.co.uk