An important industry on the line is the BASF Chemical plant in the West Norfolk area of Portsmouth.
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Federal Minister for Fuel, Shipping & Transport George McLeay, made recommendations to Cabinet in 1950, to upgrade the Commonwealth Railway's fleet of both narrow and standard gauge locomotives and rollingstock.