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Britain’s resilient rail freight industry, while much smaller than the road haulage sector, might play a key role in keeping vital, but stranded goods on the move. Lorries are stuck in long lines heading to and from the Channel port of Dover on England’s south coast, as companies try to stockpile goods before the Brexit transition period ends on December 31. The situation has been exacerbated by countries shutting their borders to Britain to contain a fast-spreading variant of the oronavirus. Freightliner Group, a leading rail company that picks up large containers from UK ports and transports them by train to inland terminals, is waiting in the wings. —AFP
