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PNTL marks 50 years of safe nuclear transport and UK–Japan collaboration

Simon Walton
October 13, 2025
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PNTL has completed more than 300 shipments, travelling millions of miles without a single incident involving radioactive release.

UK’s Direct Rail Services marks 30 years

Simon Walton
September 24, 2025
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Direct Rail Services (DRS) has celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special event at its Carlisle depot in the northwest of England. It marks three…

Tunnel closure halts Cumbrian Coast line

Simon Walton
August 5, 2025
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Rail replacement buses are now running between Sellafield and Workington after Bransty Tunnel has been closed until further notice. There is however no risk of…

DRS gets nuclear rocket from UK regulator

Simon Walton
July 16, 2025
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Direct Rail Services (DRS), the specialist rail freight operator responsible for transporting nuclear materials, has been handed an official Improvement Notice from the Office for…

First freight train to Sizewell C reactor

Simon Walton
April 23, 2025
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The first freight train, delivering construction materials, has arrived at the site of Sizewell C, Britain’s nuclear power station to be built on the east…

New stone train for Lake District

Simon Walton
February 5, 2025
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Direct Rail Services has a new aggregates flow, for its new rolling stock, over a distance that’s not often viable for rail freight. Moving loads…

New train service to deliver materials to nuclear site

Guest authors
February 4, 2025
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Direct Rail Services has launched a new service for delivering aggregate by rail that is vital for the safe and secure disposal of nuclear waste.

Sail away under wind power at Southampton

Simon Walton
October 25, 2024
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A ship from Britain’s fleet of nuclear fuel transporters has been chartered to help develop another clean energy source – wind power.

Direct Rail Services roll out new fleet of JNA-Z box wagons

Simon Walton
April 4, 2024
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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 for Direct Rail Services (DRS). The wagons were built by WH Davis at its Shirebrook facility in Derbyshire, England. They will be operated by Nuclear Transport Solutions’ (NTS) rail division…

Video: DRS welcomes 25 new JNA-Z box wagons from VTG Rail UK

Guest authors
March 30, 2024
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Direct Rail Services (DRS) is bringing a fleet of twenty-five new JNA-Z box wagons into traffic.