Fleets of Toyota cars will be shipped from a new train depot in Nottinghamshire as the UK’s largest rail freight company initiates a double-pronged push towards sustainability.
DB Cargo UK has pledged to invest £2.6 million ($3.6m) in developing its train cache at a depot in the town of Toton as a means for improving the export and import of a new line of Toyota cars. DB Cargo is partnering with finished vehicle rail specialist STVA, a division of logistics firm Groupe CAT.
Pending planning approval in the UK, the new services are set to begin in January 2022, with hybrid Corollas built at Toyota’s nearby plant in Burnastorn, in Derby shipped to France and the Czech Republic. Toyota Aygo, Yaris, and the new Yaris+ vehicles manufactured in France and the Czech Republic will be imported on the return leg to make full use of the new services. The rail investment comes as DB Cargo begins using hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) as fuel for its diesel-powered locomotive fleet.
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