DIRECT RAIL SERVICES

Class 37/0 no. 37038 at Crewe Works on 1 June 2003.

'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 and 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 is the only remaining publicly owned rail freight company in the United Kingdom.
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 the Daventry International Railfreight Terminal using its own Class 66 locomotives for The Malcolm Group (the logistics company), carrying containers for both Malcolms and ASDA, and has now commenced with a new service on behalf of Eddie Stobart in partnership with Tesco (the UK's largest food retailer) to move containers from Daventry north to Scotland using a new dedicated low-emission Class 66 locomotive in Eddie Stobart livery.
DRS has also won traffic from other railfreight operators recently, taking over the Russell container trains previously run by EWS and also the right to operate some Network Rail sandite trains during the leaf fall season, mainly with Class 37's. Currently, Direct Rail Services also hire 2 Class 66 to Freightliner while they address a shortage in motive power after also winning contracts from EWS.
Its locomotive fleet is based at Kingmoor depot in Carlisle, which reopened during 2000. There are also facilities at Sellafield depot in Cumbria, and a new depot at Crewe, Gresty Bridge has recently been opened as a stabling point. Facilities in East Anglia are concentrated at Stowmarket , with a small stabling point known as Marsh Lane. This is mainly used during the Autumn Sandite season, although locomotives can sometimes be found there at other times of the year.

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Key:OperationalWithdrawnUnder repairSold for further useScrapped

NumberClassNameLiveryYear AcquiredPrevious OwnerStatus
2006620-BR Blueex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2004
2008820-RFS Greyex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
2010520-RFS Greyex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
2012120-BR Blueex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
2013220-BR Greenex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
2021520-Railfreight Grey/Red Solebarex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
2030120Max Joule 1958 - 1999DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2030220-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2030320-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2030420-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2030520-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2030620-DRS Blueex-British RailUnder repair at Springburn, Glasgow
2030720-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2030820-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2030920-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2031020Gresty BridgeDRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2031120Class 20 "Fifty"DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2031220-DRS Blueex-Waterman RailOperational
2031320-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2031420-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2031520-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
2090120-DRS Blueex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
2090220-DRS Blueex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2004
2090320-DRS Blueex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
2090420-DRS Blueex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
2090520-DRS Blueex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
2090620-DRS Blueex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
3300233-Civil Engineersex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2004
3300833-BR Greenex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2004
3302533Glen FallochWCRC Maroon (Revised)ex-British RailSold to West Coast Railway Company in 2005
3302933Glen LoyWCRC Maroon (Revised)ex-British RailSold to West Coast Railway Company in 2005
3303033-DRS Blueex-British RailSold to West Coast Railway Company in 2005
3305333-Trainload Aggregatesex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2004
3305733-Civil Engineersex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2004
3320733Jim MartinWCRC Maroon (Revised)ex-British RailSold to West Coast Railway Company in 2005
3702337-DRS Blueex-British RailStored at Brush, Loughborough.
3702937-DRS Blueex-British RailStored at Carlisle Kingmoor
3703837-DRS Blue2003ex-Ian Riley EngineeringOperational
3705137-EWS Maroonex-EWSStored at Brush, Loughborough.
3705937-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3706837-Railfreight Distributionex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
3706937-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3708737-DRS Blue2005ex-Harry Needle Railroad CompanyOperational
3719437Neil Webster 1957-2001DRS Blue2005ex-Harry Needle Railroad CompanyOperational
3719737-DRS Blue2005ex-West Coast Railway CompanyOperational
3721837-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3722937Jonty Jarvis 8-12-1998 to 18-3-2005DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3725937-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3726137-DRS Blue2005ex-West Coast Railway CompanyOperational
3733437-Railfreight Distributionex-Ian Riley EngineeringSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
3734437-Railfreight Distributionex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
3742337-Trans-Rail2006ex-West Coast Railway CompanyWithdrawn.
3751037-DRS Blue2005ex-Harry Needle Railroad CompanyOperational
3751537-DRS Blue2005ex-Harry Needle Railroad CompanyOperational
3760237-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3760537-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3760637-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3760737-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3760837-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3760937-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3761037The Malcolm GroupDRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3761137-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3761237-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3766737-DRS Blue 2007ex-HNRCUnder Repair
3768837Kingmoor TMDDRS Blueex-British RailOperational
3790237-Trainload Metalsex-British RailSold to Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2005
4714547Myrddin EmrysBR Blue (Railfreight Distribution) 2007ex-FM RailUnder Repair
4719447-Railfreight Distributionex-British RailSold to West Coast Railway Company
4723747-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
4729847-DRS Blueex-British RailScrapped in 2007 at Barrow Hill
4735547AvocetFM Rail Freight Black 2007ex-FM RailUnder Repair
4748447-BR Green.ex-British RailSold to a Private Buyer
4750147-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
4770947DionysosBlue Pullman 2007ex-FM RailUnder Repair
4771247ArtemisBlue Pullman 2007ex-FM RailUnder Repair
4780247-DRS Blueex-British RailOperational
5700757-Freightliner Green2007ex-FreightlinerUnder repair
5700857-Freightliner Green2007ex-FreightlinerUnder repair
5700957-Freightliner Green2007ex-FreightlinerUnder repair
5701057-Freightliner Green2007ex-FreightlinerUnder repair
5701157-DRS Blue2007ex-FreightlinerOperational
5701257-Freightliner Green2007ex-FreightlinerUnder repair
6640166-DRS Blue2003-Operational
6640266-DRS Blue2003-Operational
6640366-DRS Blue2003-Operational
6640466-DRS Blue2003-Operational
6640566-DRS Blue/Malcolm Group2003-Operational
6640666-DRS Blue2003-Operational
6640766-DRS Blue2003-Operational
6640866-DRS Blue2003-Operational
6640966-DRS Blue2003-Operational
6641066-DRS Blue2003-Operational
6641166Eddie the EngineStobart Rail2006-Operational
6641266-DRS Blue2006-Operational
6641366-DRS Blue2006-Operational
6641466-DRS Blue2006-Operational
6641566-DRS Blue2006-Operational
6641666-DRS Blue2006-Operational
6641766-DRS Blue2006-Operational
6641866-DRS Blue2006-Operational
6641966-DRS Blue2006-Operational
6642066-DRS Blue.2006-Operational
6642166-DRS Blue.2007-Delivered to Newport 09/09/07
6642266-DRS Blue.2007-Delivered to Newport 09/09/07
6642366-DRS Blue.2007-Delivered to Newport 09/09/07
6642466-DRS Blue.2007-Delivered to Newport 09/09/07
6642566-DRS Blue.2007-Delivered to Newport 09/09/07
6642666-DRS Blue.2007-Delivered to Newport 09/09/07
6642766-DRS Blue.2007-Delivered to Newport 09/09/07

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