GB Railfreight 4Z33 service to Doncaster holds up the traffic in Felixstowe. 9th October 2017

Containers leave the Port of Felixstowe in many ways, by lorries Feeder ships and trains.

Felixstowe has 66 train movements a day  which goes to and from all corners of the UK. There are only 3 rail freight companies that run out of the port. They are GB Railfreight, Freightliner and DB Cargo.

If you manage to get stuck at the level crossing in Felixstowe you will be waiting a fair while as these freight trains can be 730 metres long or 33 wagons.

This train being pulled by GB Railfreight locomotive number 66279 left the south terminal bound for Doncaster via Ely.