2019

SK4626 : East Midlands Gateway – Big Box 2

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

East Midlands Gateway – Big Box 2
East Midlands Gateway – Big Box 2
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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SK4626, 54 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 3 June, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 5 June, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4666 2672 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.1590N 1:18.5285W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4685 2681
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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