Buckland Rail becomes a UK brand
UK holding company Buckland Rail has amalgamated its family of rail businesses under their own brand. It means a change of association for some well-known companies. The…
Direct Rail Services roll out new fleet of JNA-Z box wagons
A fleet of 25 brand new JNA-Z box wagons from VTG Rail UK, the British arm of the multi-national freight wagon supplier, has entered traffic…
With a fleet of new wagons, Drax remains Britain’s ‘biomassive’
British manufacturer WH Davis is supplying a fleet of thirty new biomass wagons for the Drax power station complex. The former coal-fired generating station, which…
UK Rail Minister Huw Merriman applauds innovation at WH Davis
A boost for UK rail freight and manufacturing. That was the conclusion of a ministerial visit last week to the only independent freight rolling stock…
Davis Wagon Services and Drax remain a power couple after ten years
Davis Wagon Services, a provider of maintenance solutions to the rail freight industry in the UK, has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its maintenance management…
British power generator Drax orders new WH Davis biomass fleet
Drax, the UK’s biggest generator of renewable electricity, is expanding its rail fleet, with an order for UK built rolling stock. The iconic cooling towers…
Big silver boxes on wheels: UK manufacturer delivers
WH Davis, the UK independent wagon manufacturer, has out-shopped and delivered the first batch of JNA box wagons to Land Recovery Limited, the Cheshire-based construction…
UK freight manufacturer awaits prime ministerial intentions
One hundred and fourteen years old and still going strong. That is WH Davis, the specialist wagon manufacturers, not the age of Les Bryant, their…
UK wagon factory has latest project box-fresh for delivery
WH Davis, the last independent rolling stock manufacturer in the UK, is nearing the completion of another important project. Their speciality, open box wagons, are…
British wagon manufacturer wins contracts at home and abroad
Britain’s independent freight rolling stock manufacturer WH Davis has been awarded a contract with Network Rail to improve the environmental performance of the infrastructure agency’s…
‘Recycled’ wagons roll for UK manufacturer WH Davis
WH Davis has outshopped the first 46 ‘megaboxes’ for their railway leasing customer Beacon Rail. The 75 cubic-meter capacity wagon is finished with GB Railfreight…
Former coal hopper becomes high-capacity box wagon
The only remaining freight wagon manufacturer in the UK, WH Davis, has secured what they describe as a major contract with Beacon Rail Leasing. The…