DRS open day cancelled for second year
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…
Direct Rail Services brought under Nuclear Transport Solutions
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…
Grangemouth is Scotland’s newest rail hub
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…
Direct Rail Services becomes Nuclear Transport Solutions
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…
UK longer freight trains for longer term growth
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,…
‘UK electrification needs more capacity for rail freight’
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…
DRS 88s crossing through Lancaster, UK for film scene
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…
UK specialist DRS racing to decarbonise
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…
After UK floods, investment for coastal line
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…
Unusual sight of freight train through centre of Edinburgh
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…
UK Supermarket sweep: DRS helps track down essential supplies
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…
Amid crisis UK rail freight rallies to beat corona
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…