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The steel flow from South Wales to Maubeuge (France) and to Broekman (Holland) stopped running through the Channel tunnel at the end of November 2015. The flow to Maubeuge was cancelled as the cold mill which produced this material was mothballed as part of the Tata Steel strip downsizing programme. Instead Maubeuge is supplied from Tata Steels Limuiden plant (Holland). 2 grades of steel were also supplied by Tata Steel to Broekman Group to make oil drums. With one grade being sourced from elsewhere the remaining 700 tonnes per week of the second grade was not sufficient to run a block train.

According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were; Margam Terminal Complex...1000..................1010..........................10L Margam Moors Junction........1005..................1032 1/4...................27L Stormy.........................................1014...................1037........................23L Bridgend [BGN] 2.....................1020..................1042 3/4.................22L Pontyclun [PYC]........................1033..................1059........................26L Cardiff Central [CDF] M...........1057..................1119 1/2....................22L Marshfield..................................1108...................1131..........................23L Ebbw Junction..........................1113.....................1136 1/4...................23L Newport [NWP] URL................1116....................1138 3/4..................22L Maindee West Junction..........1118....................1139 3/4...................21L Llanwern West Junction.........1122...................1143 1/2....................21L Llanwern Exchange Sdgs......1137/1237..........1150/1211.................26E Llanwern Steelworks East......1247...................1231 3/4...................15E Severn Tunnel Junction 4......1300..................1300 3/4...................RT Severn Tunnel West................1301...................1304 1/4.....................3L Severn Tunnel East..................1307...................1309 1/2.....................2L Pilning [PIL] 1..............................1310...................1312 1/4......................2L Patchway [PWY] 1.....................1319 1/2.............1319 3/4....................RT Bristol Parkway [BPW] 3.........1322..................1321 3/4....................RT Westerleigh Junction..............1328 1/2............1329 1/4....................RT Chipping Sodbury UDG..........1335 1/2/1342..NoRep/1343..............1L Badmington...............................1350..................1350..........................RT Hullavington UGL.....................1400/1416.........NoRep/1356 1/4....19E Little Somerford........................1424 1/2............1402 1/4..................22E Wootton Bassett Junction......1437...................1409 1/2..................27E Rushey Platt...............................1443 1/2............1418 3/4..................24E Swindon [SWI] UML.................1445...................1421 1/2...................23E Uffington (Oxfordshire) U........1529..................1433........................55E Challow.......................................1532..................1434 3/4.................57E Wantage Road UR...................1537/1557.........1458 1/4/1459........57E Steventon...................................1603..................1503 1/4..................59E Milton Junction.........................1605..................1505 1/4..................59E Foxhall Junction[XJF]..............1607..................1508 1/4..................58E Didcot Parkway [DID] 4...........1609/1614.........1606 1/2/1611 3/4.....2E Didcot East Junction...............1616...................1612............................3E Moreton Cutting.......................1617 1/2.............1614............................3E Goring & Streatley [GOR] 4....1624..................1622 1/2......................1E Reading West Junction..........1634...................1632...........................2E Reading [RDG] 15.....................1635..................1637...........................2L Kennet Bridge Junction..........1636 1/2............1640...........................3L Twyford [TWY] 4.......................1644 1/2............1646 1/2.....................2L Maidenhead [MAI] 4................1652 1/2............1654 1/2.....................2L Slough [SLO] 5..........................1702..................1702 1/2....................RT Heathrow Airport Junction....1713....................1716 3/4.....................3L Hayes & Harlington 4..............1713 1/2.............1717 1/2......................3L Southall West Junction...........1716....................1718 3/4.....................2L Southall [STL] 4.........................1718....................1722...........................4L Southall East Junction............1719 1/2.............1722 1/4.....................2L Hanwell Bridge Loop LP.........1721/1735..........1722 1/2/1737 1/4.....2L Ealing Broadway [EAL]............1742...................1744 1/2.....................2L Acton West................................1744...................1746...........................2L Acton Main Line [AML] DG.....1749/1751..........NoRep/1750..............1E Acton Wells Junction..............1757...................1756 1/4....................RT Mitre Bridge Junction..............1811....................1808...........................3E North Pole Signal Vc818.........1812...................1809 3/4....................2E North Pole Junction.................1812 1/2.............1810............................2E Shepherds Bush [SPB] 1.........1815...................1813 1/4.......................1E Kensington Olympia 3............1816...................1814 3/4......................1E West Brompton [WBP] 3.........1819...................1818 1/4.....................RT Imperial Wharf [IMW] 1.............1820 1/2............1820 1/4....................RT Latchmere Junction.................1823 1/2............1823 1/4....................RT Factory Junction.......................1831....................1827 3/4....................3E Voltaire Road Junction...........1832..................1829...........................2E Brixton [BRX].............................1835..................1835 3/4...................RT Herne Hill [HNH] 3...................1836 1/2............1838 1/4......................1L Kent House [KTH] 3.................1843 1/2............1846 1/4.....................2L Beckenham Junction 3...........1845..................1847 1/2.....................2L Shortlands Junction.................1847 1/2............1849 1/2.....................2L Shortlands [SRT].......................1848 1/2............1850 3/4....................2L Bromley South [BMS] 3...........1852..................1851 3/4....................RT Petts Wood Junction...............1914...................1914...........................RT Orpington [ORP] 3....................1916 1/2.............1917 3/4......................1L Chelsfield [CLD]........................1919...................1920 1/4......................1L Sevenoaks [SEV] 3...................1929..................1930 1/4......................1L Tonbridge [TON] DF................1937...................1938 1/4......................1L Paddock Wood DM.................1943...................1945 1/2.....................2L Headcorn [HCN] DM...............1954..................1957...........................3L Ashford International 6...........2009.................2008 1/2..................RT