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Scottish Bulk Grain Traffic Expanding
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BULK haulage of grain by rail from east and south-east England centres to distilleries in Moray and Speyside is planned under a scheme now nearing completion between British Railways and Scottish Malt Distillers. This is in line with BR policy of seeking long-term contracts for bulk traffic over distances on a regular basis,
Railheads are planned at Burghead and Dufftown to handle this traffic, which is expected to involve 100,000 tons of grain annually. The Burghead terminal will take bulk delivery of grain from rail to maltings now being constructed. The final delivery from the maltings to the distilleries will be by road haulage. Reverse traffic has also been arranged from Invergordon, from which point trains of grain spirit will be dispatched to the south.
The transport of grain in bulk has been expanding in recent years in all parts of Scotland—from the fields into drying and bulk-storage premises and then by bulk road freighters to the mailings or other points of consumption.
Specialist firms have developed bulkgrain-handling fleets and millers and maltsters have also converted to bulk handling methods. British Railways are joining in this pattern, where regular bulk traffic makes rail service feasible and competitive, as against other sections where rail is not equipped to compete.