2019

SK4729 : A maze of tracks

taken 5 years ago, near to Lockington, Leicestershire, England

A maze of tracks
A maze of tracks
Catering for quarry, landfill and cycle/pedestrian traffic. A major reconstruction was required as part of the revised Jct 24A layout, part of the East Midlands Gateway development.
East Midlands Gateway logistics park :: SK4626

This is an extensive development for large scale distribution warehousing. It covers around 700 acres with 6 million sq. ft. of warehouse space together with a 50 acre rail container terminal with a connection to the Castle Donington freight line. The latter is capable of handling up to 16 full length container trains a day.

When completed there will be 11 large warehouses ranging in size from a 'mere' 225,000 sq. ft. to an enormous 750,000 sq. ft.

It is in a key Midlands location close to Nottingham, Leicester and Derby, with excellent communications. It is adjacent to the M1 and A50, the rail connection provides good access to most parts of the UK and East Midlands Airport is a major air freight hub.

The warehousing area has been created on a single level terraced out of a sloping hillside, involving an enormous amount of earthmoving, some of which has been used to create screening mounds. The rail terminal ends in a cutting which is around 30 metres deep.

As part of the development there was a major reconstruction of the M1 junction 24/24A complex.


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Geographical Context: Paths Quarrying, Mining Roads, Road transport other tags: Sand and Gravel Quarry Quarry Road Cycleway and Footpath East Midlands Gateway Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 25 May, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 4 June, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4741 2903 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:51.4010N 1:17.8404W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4740 2894
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