New third Super Hub

[Dano boy]

Can anyone else see this happening sooner rather than later as RM is earmarked for another hub in the future to reduce the amount of journeys the hgvs do to the midlands hub from ridiculously long distances eg south east and Cornwall

[2chorizon]

Was ruled out as cost of land down south is too expensive.

[ConeHater]

Third time lucky?
May get it right one day !

[Dano boy]

Was ruled out as cost of land down south is too expensive.

Yea but the cost of savings will be huge .

Less logistics = less drivers
More automation= less posties
Another super hub = mail centres sold

Long term it's definitely in the plans . Just a matter of when

[britwrit]

Was ruled out as cost of land down south is too expensive.

Yea but the cost of savings will be huge .

Less logistics = less drivers
More automation= less posties
Another super hub = mail centres sold

Long term it's definitely in the plans . Just a matter of when

But there's only so much money you can save by automating this one step of delivering parcels.

If Royal Mail was smart - as well as being cold and ruthless - they'd realize you don't need a big mail centre to have a PSM. They're smaller enough, relatively speaking, you can rent a warehouse anywhere and plop them down anywhere.

[Hyrrokkin]

The OP going by his/her posts seems to have an erection for a new superhub and MC's closing !

[Deadly]

Did many mail centres close due to the two new parcel hubs?

[Bazbuz]

No Mail centres to my knowledge, but during the dispute I'm sure I heard a figure of 8 or 9 could go. No idea where though.

[Binsey]

What’s the future of PRDC?

Isn’t the HS2 Line in its path…..

[wandle]

What’s the future of PRDC?

Isn’t the HS2 Line in its path…..

No.
From it’s terminus at Euston, the line runs in tunnel to Old Oak Common; then in tunnel below Greenford Mail Centre and swings away from London towards Birmingham…

RM now has two rail-connected hubs, neither of which are used by trains

[yellowbelly]

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No.
From it’s terminus at Euston, the line runs in tunnel to Old Oak Common; then in tunnel below Greenford Mail Centre and swings away from London towards Birmingham…

RM now has two rail-connected hubs, neither of which are used by trains

Genius planning....!!

Meanwhile: https://freight.amazon.co.uk/newsroom/a ... trictrucks

Utilising the UK’s electric rail network for customer deliveries

For the first time in the UK, Amazon has also launched rail deliveries at scale. Products will be loaded onto train carriages on the fully electric West Coast Main Line, which runs between Scotland and the Midlands. The products are picked from stations close to local Amazon delivery and fulfilment centres – ready for sorting and packing ahead of customer deliveries. To further reduce on-road traffic, products are also transported from stations and Amazon’s wider fulfilment network to ferry ports while giving small and medium-sized UK businesses easier access to European markets.

More than 20 million products sold on Amazon are expected to travel on the UK’s electric rail network this year, avoiding traffic congestion and carbon emissions, with plans to expand across further rail routes before the end of the year.

[SpacePhoenix]

What’s the future of PRDC?

Isn’t the HS2 Line in its path…..

No.
From it’s terminus at Euston, the line runs in tunnel to Old Oak Common; then in tunnel below Greenford Mail Centre and swings away from London towards Birmingham…

RM now has two rail-connected hubs, neither of which are used by trains

RM should have had rail links for all the RDCs, hubs and the larger MCs.

[Dano boy]

Maybe it's all set up for a future split of the business ??????????

[Dano boy]

Hearing whispers of this coming up again . Anyone else hearing this. ?

[SpacePhoenix]

Hearing whispers of this coming up again . Anyone else hearing this. ?

Any of them whispers have a rough idea where it would be located?