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I. YOUNG of Southampton is transferring its long-haul freight -attic between the South of England and Central Scotland rom road to rail, using British Rail's Speedlink services.
With the help of a £100,000 rant to be paid jointly by the 1Tp and the Scottish Office, le company is building a new til connection and adjoining rarehouse at Eastleigh in Eampshire, and is setting up 'eight handling facilities at its epot in Glenarnock.
H. Young Transport's ianaging director Hamilton 'oung gave the EEC drivers' ours and mileage regulations s the company's main reason ar switching its trunking from road to rail.
The company is also switching from road trailers to Speedlink for traffic coming from Europe through Dover.
The company plans to increase its traffic, mainly groupage consignments in the threeto five-ton range, by widening its catchment area around Southampton from 25 to 60 miles and around Glenarnock from 40 to 100 miles.