7,500 journey from China to London as the Silk Road trading route is revived for a new era

A train will travel a mammoth 7,500 journey from China to London as the Silk Road trading route is revived for a new era.

The East Wind locomotive will pass through Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Poland, Belgium and France, before it pulls into Hackney Rail Freight terminal in London's East End on Wednesday Jan 18,2017

Bringing an array of goods in 34 carriages from the manufacturing town of Yiwu in East China, the train would have finished an incredible 16-day journey

The East Wind trains are operated by China's Yiwu Timex Industrial Investment, and will run once a week during a trial period.

They join a twice-weekly service to Madrid in Spain via the German city of Duisburg, which was launched more than a year ago.

Oscar Lin, manager of the new line's UK agent Onetwothree Logistics, said: 'This cargo train service highlights the important trade partnership between the UK and China post-Brexit.'