Direct Rail Services
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Direct Rail Services (DRS) is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought second-hand any subsequently refurbished. Ownership of DRS was transferred from BNFL to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority when the NDA was created on 1 April 2005, under the terms of the Energy Act 2004. DRS remains unique in Britain, remaining a publicly-owned rail freight company.
DRS now operates all nuclear-flask trains in the country, which were previously operated by EWS. The company has recently started running intermodal trains from Coatbridge to Daventry using its newly acquired Class 66 locomotives.
Its locomotive fleet is based at Kingmoor depot in Carlisle, which reopened during 2000. There are also facilities at Sellafield depot in Cumbria, and Crewe is used as a stabling point.
Fleet Details
| Class | Type | Introduced | Wheel Arr. | No. in Traffic | Operational Locos | Stored Locos |
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| Class 20 | Diesel | 1957 | Bo-Bo | 15 | 20301-315 | - |
| Class 33 | Diesel | 1960 | Bo-Bo | 3 | 33025/030/207 | 33029 |
| Class 37 | Diesel | 1960 | Co-Co | 19 | 37029/038/059/069/087/194/218/229/259/515/602/605-612 | - |
| Class 47 | Diesel | 1962 | Co-Co | 4 | 47237/298/501/802 | 47194/484 |
| Class 66 | Diesel | 2003 | Co-Co | 10 | 66401-410 | - |
| Class 87 | Electric | 1973 | Bo-Bo | 3 | 87006/022/028 | 87032 |
External link
- Official Website (http://www.directrailservices.com/)
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Direct Rail Services | English, Welsh and Scottish Railway | Freightliner | GB Railfreight |