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Transrail Freight

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Company Name Transrail Freight
Division or Subsidiary of British Rail
Category Railroad
Year Founded 1994
Final Year of Operation 1996
Termination Acquired
Successor/Parent English, Welsh & Scottish (Details)
Country United Kingdom (Details)
Source of Text Wikipedia
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Company History: Transrail was a trainload rail freight operator based in St Blazey, England, UK with a large operating area including Scotland, Wales and the west of England. It was formed in 1994 from part of British Rail's Trainload Freight division, as part of the privatisation of British Rail.

Mainline Freight, Loadhaul and Transrail were purchased by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central in 1996 and amalgamated into a new company, English Welsh & Scottish.From Wikipedia
Successor/Parent History: English Welsh & Scottish Railway International Ltd. was founded in 1996. The Company's line of business includes operating line-haul railroad passenger and freight railways. On 28 June 2007, Deutsche Bahn announced it had agreed to purchase EWS.
Brief History: The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of Neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.
Item Links: We found: 1 different collections associated with Transrail Freight - Railroad
Item created by: CNW400 on 2025-05-04 10:07:17
Last edited by: CNW400 on 2025-05-04 10:08:05


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