HUNDREDS of protestors flocked into St Albans city centre on Saturday to demonstrate against a proposal for an international rail freight depot near Park Street.
The aim of the rally was to register the strength of opposition to the scheme to build the terminal on the former Radlett Airfield site.
The demonstration started at St Albans Clock Tower before moving to the concourse outside the Alban Arena where a number of speakers addressed the protestors. They included Laurie Tucker, a veteran rail freight campaigner who was a member of a group who successfully fought off a similar development planned at Colnbrrok in Berkshire.
A planning application for the rail freight depot has been submitted to St Albans district council and hundreds of objections have been received. It proposes five giant warehouses, parking for 1,665 vehicles and 20 trains going in and out daily as well as a relief road to take traffic away from existing roads and a wildlife park.
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Park Street Rail Freight Depot Protest