Varamis Express nameplate held up by Phil Read the company owner and staff member

Varamis Rail: Britain’s newest freight operator enters high-speed service

The Varamis Express train nameplate has been put up for charitable auction by the company. Owner Phil Read is on the left (Varamis Rail) Image Varamis Rail

Express logistics has moved off the drawing board and on to the rails. Varamis, the independent express logistics operator, has dispatched its first train. Running from Birmingham International to Mossend in Central Scotland, the carrier has begun delivering light logistics – parcels to you and me. The operation, the brainchild of founder Phil Read, has been on the starting blocks since gaining its train operating license from the UK authorities in September.

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Author: Simon Walton

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Varamis Express nameplate held up by Phil Read the company owner and staff member

Varamis Rail: Britain’s newest freight operator enters high-speed service

The Varamis Express train nameplate has been put up for charitable auction by the company. Owner Phil Read is on the left (Varamis Rail) Image Varamis Rail

Express logistics has moved off the drawing board and on to the rails. Varamis, the independent express logistics operator, has dispatched its first train. Running from Birmingham International to Mossend in Central Scotland, the carrier has begun delivering light logistics – parcels to you and me. The operation, the brainchild of founder Phil Read, has been on the starting blocks since gaining its train operating license from the UK authorities in September.

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