Topic: Direct Rail Services

All aboard for the most deserving causes UK Direct Rail Services reactivates Crewe charity open day

A highly popular open day is set to return this year. It’s rail freight’s highest profile public event, and draws thousands of visitors. The Crewe…
Class 68 diesel locomotive UK rail freight operator DRS stages unique charity photocall

Specialist freight operator Direct Rail Services has staged a charity fundrasing photoshoot. The event featuring one of its modern Class 68 diesel locomotives and all…
Cool piece of engineering Newport tunnels now open to refrigerated containers on Tesco trains

While all the news was about Storm Claudia flooding, a small piece of engineering with a big operational impact was quietly going live on the…
Direct Rail Services trial wagonload container trains UK intermodal wagonload about to take off?

A new service, aimed squarely at single truck load container traffic, could set sparks flying in the logistics industry. Carlisle-based rail freight operator DRS has…
More than half a life for nuclear transporter UK’s Direct Rail Services marks 30 years

Direct Rail Services (DRS) has celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special event at its Carlisle depot in the northwest of England. It marks three…
Going critical on atomic train transgression DRS gets nuclear rocket from UK regulator

Direct Rail Services (DRS), the specialist rail freight operator responsible for transporting nuclear materials, has been handed an official Improvement Notice from the Office for…
Power station station First freight train to Sizewell C reactor

The first freight train, delivering construction materials, has arrived at the site of Sizewell C, Britain’s nuclear power station to be built on the east…
growing demand Shipping responds to Teesport intermodal

It is just a week after a new intermodal flow was inaugurated at Teesport. Now, shipping agents CLdN has announced a significant increase in their…
suitable for high-cube containers DRS starts Teesport-Manchester trial with ultra-low wagons

Direct Rail Service (DRS) launched a pilot connection from Teesport, on the English northeastern coast to Trafford Park in Manchester. The new service is “the…
Blue Thunder from DRS New stone train for Lake District

Direct Rail Services has a new aggregates flow, for its new rolling stock, over a distance that’s not often viable for rail freight. Moving loads…
Twelve year partnership extended between Tesco supermarkets and Direct Rail Services Tesco’s loyalty to Direct Rail Services quantified

British rail freight operator Direct Rail Services is cleaning up in the aisles at Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket chain. The retailer and the rail…
extreme weather West Coast weather woes for freight

Europe’s business mixed traffic line is underwater again. That’s proving a headache for freight as well as passenger operations. Severe flooding around Northampton has left…