Lynx claims exclusivity on Heathrow parcels rail link
18th March 1999, Page 12
18th March 1999
Page 12
Page 12, 18th March 1999
— Lynx claims exclusivity on Heathrow parcels rail link
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• Lynx Express, which acquired Red Star earlier this year, is the first and only parcels group to send packages on the new Heathrow Express rail link between Heathrow and Paddington.
The exclusive deal will allow Lynx consignments to be transferred in 15 minutes instead of an hour or more byroad. Parcels will be carried in separate carriages with passenger luggage—Lynx is also interested in delivering passengers' bags in a door-toterminal service.
Lynx managing director Philip Rose says he is keen to transfer more of the company's freight by rail. A third of its Red Star consignments currently go by rail overnight, but most loads still go by road during the day, says Hose.