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'Cloud factory' timber plant near Inverness to get own rail yard
Plans for a new rail yard next to an industrial site on the outskirts of Inverness have been approved by Highland aim of the development is to reduce the number of HGVs travelling on the roads to deliver timber to the Norbord plant, known locally as the "cloud factory" because of steam that rises from a large West Fraser Europe Ltd plan to build new rail sidings, about 560m (1,837ft) in length, that would be connected to the Inverness to Aberdeen first trains are expected to arrive at the site by next year but the full expansion would not be completed until 2028.
West Fraser Europe Ltd said the plan would help give the wood panel manufacturing plant a sustainable future. It is anticipated about 20,000 HGV movements would be removed from the road network in favour of transportation by emission reductions are predicted to be in the region of 9,000 by local democracy reporter Will Angus.
