Topic: DB Cargo UK

Overhead shot of a long freight train travelling through village and countryside

Britain reveals Sustainable Rail Blueprint

The independently appointed Railway Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published its comprehensive vision for the future of rail sustainability. The Sustainable Rail Blueprint, an industry-wide collaboration, aims to realise a more sustainable future for...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
I am the backbone of the economy - special livery for a class 90 electric locomotive in service with DB Cargo UK

DB Cargo UK grounds electric fleet

A negative reaction to Britain’s energy cost crisis has short-circuited the environmental ambitions of another rail freight carrier. This time, it’s DB Cargo UK that has has been forced to sideline an electric traction fleet...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
Special coronation livery on the side of a class 66 locomotive standing outside Toton Depot

What’s in a name-DB Cargo UK at it again

DB Cargo UK has a track record of deviating away from their standard bright red livery at almost every opportunity. It may be no surprise then that the fashion-conscious carrier has hit the headlines again...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton
Staged image of trespassing male youth suffering electrocution on the roof of a rail vehicle

UK annual summer safety season

“Don’t Play on the Railway!” This is DB Cargo Uk’s strapline for a new campaign to promote rail safety during the summer school holidays. Children across the country are being reminded of the dangers and...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

What is the future for UK’s royal train?

With the solemn formalities concluded for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the royal household is looking very much to the future. The new monarch will have a daunting list of priorities, and a long list...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton

HS2 project reaches a megaton milestone

HS2, the UK’s high-speed rail project, is celebrating a rail freight milestone. The company formed to build the railway says it has delivered a million tonnes of materials by rail. That, says HS2 Limited, has...Read more
|Comment|author: Simon Walton