Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal is a rail port and logistics centre located near Rugby, Warwickshire and Crick, Northamptonshire just south of the beginning of the M6 and a short distance from J18 of the M1 motorway. Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ... Crick is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ...

DIRFT is located between three main roads, the A5, A428 and M1. It is in a prime location with access to the three roads mentioned above and with links to the A45, M6, A14 and A426.

The centre is 79 miles from London, 40 miles from Birmingham, 36 miles from Leicester, 121 miles from Manchester and 127 miles from Southampton. It is within a 4.5 hour drive of 85% of the UK's towns and cities. The site occupies approximately 500 acres of land. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the East Midlands of England. ... Manchester is a major city and metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester in North West England. ... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ...

History

The site was designed in early 1990 but construction did not start until 1996. It was officially opened in 1997 by HRH The Princess Royal. DIRFT is linked to the nearby Crick Industrial Estate. This article is about the year. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Princess Royal visits the USNS Comfort on July 11, 2002 while the ship was docked in Southampton, England The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Laurence, formerly Phillips, née Windsor, later Mountbatten-Windsor, (born August 15, 1950)), is a member of the British Royal Family and...

Present

There are a number of companies which have centres within DIRFT, including:

• Tesco

• Tibbit & Britten

• Eddie Stobart

• Malcolm Logistics

• Royal Mail

• Ingram Micro

• Mothercare

Tesco plc is a United Kingdom-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ... Eddie Stobart is the father of Edward Stobart the British entrepreneur who created the successful haulage firm Eddie Stobart Ltd. ... Royal Mails logo Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. ... Ingram Micro Inc. ... Mothercare is a British retailer which specialises in products for expectant mothers and in general merchandise for children up to 8 years old. ...

Future

A massive extension (DIRFT 2) is planned along the A428 between Hillmorton and the Halfway Garage. This will feature a new rail port. Planning consent has been obtained to build the 1.945 million sq. feet development, which will have both distribution and manufacturing sections.

Local Area

Towns and Villages.

Crick, Hillmorton, Lilbourne and Kilsby all lie within a few miles of the centre. Towns beyond that but are still nearby include Rugby, Northampton, Lutterworth and Daventry.

Hotels, bars and shops.

The Ibis hotel is located at DIRFT West, between the A428 and the M1. The Crick Posthouse lies in between the M1 and Crick-bypass Junction. There is a pub near the centre which is the Halfway House located on the A5/A428 Junction which lies in both Northants and Warwickshire.

Rail port

The rail port is located at DIRFT South and is operated by Tibbit and Britten and Exel logistics. Exel plc is a British based logistics company. ...

Rail Services

Rail services to and from DIRFT are operated mainly by Direct Rail Services and Freightliner (UK). There is a small group of services which are provided by English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS), and also GB Railfreight. Trains originate from as far as Mossend in Scotland - to as near as Marcroft Engineering, in Stoke-on-Trent. The planned 'DIRFT 2' extension should see a large growth in railfreight traffic, to and from Daventry. Class 37/0 no. ... Class 47, no. ... English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) is the largest British rail freight company Created as a subsidiary of Wisconsin Central Ltd in 1996, it was acquired by Canadian National Railway when it bought Wisconsin Central in 2001. ... Class 66 66713 Forest City on display at Crewe Works open day on 1 June 2003. ... Mossend is the site of a major railway freight terminal in North Lanarkshire in Scotland [1]. The yard is primarily used by EWS. Mossend Magic Category: ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... For other uses see Daventry (disambiguation) Daventrys High Street Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England with a population of 22,367 (2001 census). ...

External links

• DIRFT home page
• DIRFT information

References