Murco train passes through Gaer Junction, Newport
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Murco train passes through Gaer Junction, Newport
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 24 Dec 2010
A long train of 100-ton Murco wagons passes through Gaer Junction on the climb towards Hillfield tunnels. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1441421 Murco Petroleum Ltd refines oil and has a network of petrol stations in the UK. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1652413 Murco owns and operates four refinery terminals in the UK which receive oil by rail. They are located at Bedworth (Warwickshire), Theale (Berkshire), Westerleigh (South Gloucestershire) and Milford Haven (Pembrokeshire). The Milford Haven facility includes a marine terminal.
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