Competition for Road Haulage

Gidders:
It’s just been announced that a new multi million pound port is to be built in Leeds(Stourton)to connect with the Humber with the aim of taking lots of LGVs off the roads.An expert says that one barge can carry 17 truck loads off stuff.Success is guaranteed,surely!

Why not upgrade the railway? get at least a 100 containers on a train and be cheaper than building an in land port