The most popular public event in the rail freight calendar has been cancelled for the second year running. Uncertainty over Covid restrictions has forced Direct Rail Services to put up red signals over their planned...Read more
Direct Rail Services, the UK freight operator, has today come under the stable of Nuclear Transport Solutions. DRS, originally formed to provide specialist transport of fuel flasks for the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, is being...Read more
The Port of Grangemouth has commissioned its new three million pound (3.3 million euros) rail freight hub. The works, which modernised and expanded an existing but limited facility, has created twin sidings, capable of handling...Read more
Direct Rail Services (DRS), the Carlisle-based freight operator, is about to become part of Nuclear Transport Solutions. In an administrative shake up at its parent company, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, DRS will join a relaunched...Read more
A number of UK freight services are temporarily increasing in length and weight in support of the economic recovery after the pandemic. The longest trains, running at 775m, are in-line with the planned ambition to...Read more
The planned electrification of the entire UK rail network will also need significant capacity enhancements if rail freight is to take full advantage. The sector is ready to make the switch from diesel to electric...Read more
Advanced design bi-mode locomotives have been caught on camera crossing through an historic university city. Direct Rail Services commitment to carbon-free economy were demonstrated by intermodal operations in action. Modern-day freight encounter evokes classic film...Read more
Having started out with a small fleet of underpowered second-hand diesel locomotives that had just retired from construction duties on the Channel Tunnel, Direct Rail Services (DRS) now runs one of the most modern traction...Read more
Having only just reopened after extensive repairs, a planned investment and upgrade programme will close the Cumbrian Coast Line, in the north west of England, again later this month.Read more
The UK early May Bank Holiday meant engineering works on the West Coast Main Line, but Direct Rail Services kept supplies moving by shifting to the other side of the country. Bi-mode traction was put...Read more
Well known for their glow-in-the-dark nuclear flask trains, Direct Rail Services are also the shining light behind some of Britain’s most vital supply services. In the farm to fork chain, DRS provides the long-haul connection,...Read more
Deserted concourses and empty platforms. The passenger network is becoming like Christmas Day, every day. With the British government placing stringent restrictions on movement and business activity, the rail freight sector has an increasingly important...Read more
UK operator Direct Rail Services has just announced a contract to move new Ford vehicles across England, starting in February. Just like the automotive industry, and with the environment in mind, they will be using...Read more
A new railway service was launched between the UK port of Tilbury and Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port. The first train departed in northern direction on Friday 28 June. It is the first time that the...Read more
A highly efficient UK rail freight network is a step closer with the signing of a new deal to upgrade the nation’s freight trains with European Train Control System (ETCS) onboard technology.
ETCS ensures that trains...Read more
Supermarket Tesco is reportedly planning a test rail freight service using a Scottish intermodal hub built to carry decommissioned nuclear materials. If successful, it could kick-start the interest of other commercial operators in using the...Read more
