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UK rail freight operator DRS stages unique charity photocall

Simon Walton
January 8, 2026
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Specialist freight operator Direct Rail Services has staged a charity fundrasing photoshoot. The event featuring one of its modern Class 68 diesel locomotives and all…

UK rail freight operator DRS stages unique charity photocall

Simon Walton
January 8, 2026
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Specialist freight operator Direct Rail Services has staged a charity fundrasing photoshoot. The event featuring one of its modern Class 68 diesel locomotives and all…

UK manufacturer wins 150 wagon order for Freightliner

Simon Walton
December 15, 2025
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Freightliner in the UK has announced an agreement with rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook for 150 brand-new intermodal wagons. The units will be built by…

Freightliner in the UK orders 150 intermodal rail wagons

Simon Walton
December 15, 2025
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Freightliner has announced an agreement with rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook. The deal will see the intermodal rail freight operation acquire 150 brand-new intermodal wagons.

WH Davis to expand UK workforce

Simon Walton
September 9, 2025
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Britain’s last independent freight rolling stock manufacturer is gearing up for a significant workforce increase. They plan to add 20 new roles, representing a 25…

Britain’s wagon maker wins Irish order

Simon Walton
May 7, 2025
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Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, the bilingual national carrier for freight and passenger services, has gone abroad for a large freight rolling stock order. The state-operated…

Rail manufacturing championed in UK parliament

Simon Walton
April 24, 2025
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An elected member for the city of Derby has used her rare opportunity in the House of Commons to champion the rail industry in the…

WH Davis celsa-brates wagon order

Simon Walton
January 8, 2025
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The UK’s last bespoke freight wagon manufacturer, WH Davis, has announced a deal with Celsa Steel UK. The order is for a purpose built rake…

Freightliner turns to WH Davis for wagon repurposing

Simon Walton
December 20, 2024
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UK freight operating company Freightliner has engaged with specialist rail engineering company WH Davis to partner on a re-purposing project. Freightliner UK has a redundant…

Buckland Rail becomes a UK brand

Simon Walton
May 24, 2024
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UK holding company Buckland Rail has amalgamated its family of rail businesses under their own brand. It means a change of logo for some well-known companies. Gone will be the familiar names of WH Davis and Davis Wagon Services, and the engineering support company Yellow Rail. All three will become unified as part of the…