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<p>Government supports the transfer of freight from road to rail where it is practical,
economic and environmentally sustainable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2015 the
Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership was provisionally awarded £6m to improve access
to the Port of Workington as part of its expanded Growth Deal. Access and capacity
for freight trains will be improved by the construction of a new rail crossover and
a replacement road over rail bridge will be constructed with a larger span to cater
for additional rail sidings, should these be required in the future.</p><p> </p>
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