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China’s First Freight Train To The U.K. Rolls Into London

It took about two weeks, nearly 7,500 miles, nine countries and two continents. But before this freight train could roll to a well-deserved stop, it had to break through one final barrier, a banner proclaiming its historic achievement: “First freight train from China to UK — Yiwu to London.” The train, which set out from the eastern Chinese city earlier …