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DB Cargo UK (formerly DB Schenker Rail UK and English, Welsh & Scottish Railway), is a British rail freight company owned by Deutsche Bahn AG and headquartered in Doncaster, England.^[1]

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British companies established in 1995
Companies based in Doncaster
Rail freight companies in the United Kingdom
Railway companies established in 1995

A1 Steam Locomotive Trust

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust is a Darlington, England based charitable trust formed in 1990 for the primary purpose of completing the next stage of the locomotive heritage movement, the building of a new steam locomotive from scratch (i.e. not a re-build of an existing locomotive).

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Alstom

Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets.

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Anglia Railways

Anglia Railways was a train operating company in England, owned by GB Railways and later FirstGroup, that operated the Anglia franchise from January 1997 until March 2004.

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Anti-competitive practices

Anti-competitive practices are business or government practices that prevent or reduce competition in a market.

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Arriva TrainCare

Arriva TrainCare (formerly London & North Western Railway (LNWR)) is a railway rolling stock maintenance company.

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Arriva Trains Northern

Arriva Trains Northern was a train operating company in England owned by Arriva that operated the Regional Railways North East franchise from March 1997 until December 2004.

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Arriva Trains Wales

Arriva Trains Wales (ATW; Trenau Arriva Cymru) was a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operated the Wales & Borders franchise.

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Barking, London

Barking is a riverside town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

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Berkshire Partners

Berkshire Partners is an American private equity firm based in Boston.

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Bittern

Bitterns are birds belonging to the subfamily Botaurinae of the heron family Ardeidae.

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Blue Peter

Blue Peter is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair.

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BR Standard Class 7

The BR Standard Class 7, otherwise known as the Britannia Class, is a class of 4-6-2 ''Pacific'' steam locomotive designed under Robert Riddles for use by British Railways for mixed-traffic duties.

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BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia

British Railways Standard Class 7 'Britannia Class' No.

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BR Standard Class 8

The BR Standard Class 8 was a class of a single 4-6-2 ''Pacific'' steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways.

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Braunton

Braunton is a large village, civil parish, ecclesiastical parish and former manor in Devon.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.

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Bristol Barton Hill TMD

Bristol Barton Hill TMD is a traction maintenance depot located in Barton Hill, Bristol, England.

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Britannia

Britannia is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

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British Rail Class 08

The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotives built by British Railways (BR).

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British Rail Class 20

The British Rail Class 20, otherwise known as an English Electric Type 1, is a class of diesel-electric locomotive.

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British Rail Class 220

The British Rail Class 220 Voyager is a class of diesel-electric high-speed multiple unit passenger trains built in Belgium by Bombardier Transportation in 2000 and 2001.

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British Rail Class 221

The British Rail Class 221 Super Voyager is a class of tilting diesel-electric multiple unit express passenger trains built in Bruges, Belgium and Wakefield, by Bombardier Transportation in 200102.

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British Rail Class 31

The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and previously as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957 to 1962.

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British Rail Class 325

The British Rail Class 325 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train owned by and operated for the Royal Mail to carry bulk mail.

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British Rail Class 33

The British Rail Class 33, also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton, is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives, ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962.

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British Rail Class 37

The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive.

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British Rail Class 47

The British Rail Class 47 or Brush Type 4 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction.

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British Rail Class 56

The British Rail Class 56 is a type of diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight work.

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British Rail Class 58

The British Rail Class 58 is a class of Co-Co diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight.

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British Rail Class 59

The British Rail Class 59 is a fleet of Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives built between 1985 and 1995 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors for use in Great Britain.

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British Rail Class 60

The British Rail Class 60 is a class of Co-Co heavy freight diesel-electric locomotives built by Brush Traction.

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British Rail Class 66

The Class 66 is a type of six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotive developed in part from the, for use on UK railways.

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British Rail Class 67

The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives that were built for the English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) between 1999 and 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components (engine, generator and traction motors) from General Motors' Electro-Motive Division.

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British Rail Class 73

The British Rail Class 73 is a British electro-diesel locomotive.

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British Rail Class 86

The British Rail Class 86 is a class of electric locomotives built during the 1960s.

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British Rail Class 90

The British Rail Class 90 is a type of electric locomotive.

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British Rail Class 92

The British Rail Class 92 is a dual-voltage electric locomotive, which can run on 25 kV AC from overhead wires or 750 V DC from a third rail.

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British Rail Mark 1

British Rail Mark 1 is the family designation for the first standardised designs of railway carriages built by British Railways (BR) from 1951 until 1974, now used only for charter services on the main lines or on preserved railways.

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British Rail Mark 2

The Mark 2 family of railway carriages are British Rail's second design of carriages.

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British Rail Mark 3

The British Rail Mark 3 is a type of passenger carriage developed in response to growing competition from airlines and the car in the 1970s.

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British Royal Train

The British Royal Train is used to convey senior members of the British royal family and associated staff of the Royal Household around the railway network of Great Britain.

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Caledonian Sleeper

Caledonian Sleeper is the collective name for overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland, in the United Kingdom.

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Cambridge

Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.

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Canadian National Railway

The Canadian National Railway Company (Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.

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Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel (Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to informally as the Chunnel, is a undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone (Kent, England) with Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.

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Charles III

Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.

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Charter

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified.

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Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways (legal name The Chiltern Railway Company Limited) is a British train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996.

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Clan Gordon

Clan Gordon is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the most powerful Scottish clans.

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Clan Line

The Clan Line was a passenger and cargo shipping company that operated in one incarnation or another from the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth century.

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Colas Rail

Colas Rail is a railway infrastructure and rail freight company primarily active in the United Kingdom. DB Cargo UK and Colas Rail are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom.

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Competition Commission

The Competition Commission was a non-departmental public body responsible for investigating mergers, markets and other enquiries related to regulated industries under competition law in the United Kingdom.

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Crewe Diesel TMD

Crewe Diesel Depot is a former diesel-electric locomotive traction maintenance depot, formerly Crewe Diesel Traction Maintenance Depot or Crewe Diesel TMD, situated to the south of and visible from Crewe railway station.

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Crewe Electric TMD

Crewe Electric TMD (officially named Crewe IEMD – International Electric Maintenance Depot) is a traction maintenance depot for AC electric and diesel-electric locomotives; it is operated currently by DB Cargo UK.

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DB Cargo

DB Cargo (previously known as Railion and DB Schenker Rail) is an international transport and logistics company. DB Cargo UK and DB Cargo are Deutsche Bahn.

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DB Cargo Company Train

The DB Cargo Company Train (formerly the DB Schenker Company Train and the EWS Company Train) is a special train operated in the United Kingdom by freight operator DB Cargo UK (formerly DB Schenker Rail (UK) formerly English Welsh & Scottish), a division of Deutsche Bahn.

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DB Cargo France

DB Cargo France is a French rail freight operator. DB Cargo UK and DB Cargo France are Deutsche Bahn.

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DB Cargo Polska

DB Cargo Polska (formerly DB Schenker Rail Polska and PCC Rail) is a Polish company operating mainly in rail freight transportation. DB Cargo UK and DB Cargo Polska are Deutsche Bahn.

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DB Schenker

DB Schenker is a division of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn that focuses on logistics. DB Cargo UK and dB Schenker are Deutsche Bahn.

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DCRail

DCRail (DCR), legally named Devon & Cornwall Railways Limited, is a British train operator.

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Deutsche Bahn

The Deutsche Bahn AG (abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany, and a state-owned enterprise under the control of the German government.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

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Direct Rail Services

Direct Rail Services (DRS) is a rail freight company in Great Britain, and is one of the publicly owned railway companies in the United Kingdom. DB Cargo UK and Direct Rail Services are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom and railway companies established in 1995.

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Dollands Moor Freight Yard

Dollands Moor Freight Yard is a railway freight yard near Folkestone in Kent, and was purpose built in 1988 for the Channel Tunnel.

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Doncaster

Doncaster is a city in South Yorkshire, England.

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Duke of Gloucester

Duke of Gloucester is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch.

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Duke of Sutherland

Duke of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford.

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Eastleigh Depot

Eastleigh Depot is a depot location in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England.

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Edinburgh Waverley railway station

Edinburgh Waverley (also known simply as Edinburgh; Waverley Dhùn Èideann) is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Edward Burkhardt

Edward Arnold Burkhardt is a railroad executive, the founder and current chairman of Rail World Inc.

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Edward I of England

Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307.

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Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.

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Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power.

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Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry.

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EMD Class 66

The Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) Class 66 (EMD JT42CWR) are Co-Co diesel locomotives built by EMD for the European heavy freight market.

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Enron

Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas.

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European Commission

The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU).

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European Commissioner for Competition

The Commissioner for Competition is the member of the European Commission responsible for competition.

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Euston railway station

Euston railway station (or London Euston) is a major central London railway terminus managed by Network Rail in the London Borough of Camden.

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Fay Richwhite

Fay, Richwhite & Company is the investment vehicle of Switzerland-based New Zealand merchant bankers Sir Michael Fay and David Richwhite.

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First North Western

First North Western was a train operating company in England owned by FirstGroup that operated the North West Regional Railways franchise from March 1997 until December 2004.

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First ScotRail

First ScotRail was a train operating company in Scotland owned by FirstGroup.

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Freightliner Group

Freightliner Group is a rail freight and logistics company headquartered in the United Kingdom. DB Cargo UK and Freightliner Group are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom and railway companies established in 1995.

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GB Railfreight

GB Railfreight (GBRf) is a rail freight company in the United Kingdom. DB Cargo UK and GB Railfreight are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom.

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Glasgow Central railway station

Glasgow Central (Glaschu Mheadhain), usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal mainline rail terminals in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company

Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (GRC&W) was a railway rolling stock manufacturer based in Gloucester, England from 1860 until 1986.

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Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company.

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Great North Eastern Railway

Great North Eastern Railway, often referred to as GNER, was a train operating company in the United Kingdom, owned by Sea Containers, that operated the InterCity East Coast franchise on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, North East England and Scotland from April 1996 until December 2007.

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Great Western Railway (train operating company)

Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western passenger railway franchise.

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GWR 4073 Class

The 4073 or Castle Class are 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway, built between 1923 and 1950.

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GWR 4073 Class 5029 Nunney Castle

GWR 4073 Class 5029 Nunney Castle is a Great Western Railway Castle Class steam locomotive.

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GWR 6000 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class or King Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed for express passenger work and introduced in 1927.

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GWR 6000 Class 6024 King Edward I

6024 King Edward I is a preserved Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class steam locomotive operated from 1930 to 1962 by the Great Western Railway and latterly British Railways hauling express passenger services.

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Hams Hall

Hams Hall is a place near Lea Marston in North Warwickshire, England, named after the former Hams Hall manor house.

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Hansard

Hansard is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.

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High Speed 1

High Speed 1 (HS1), legally the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel.

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History of rail transport in Great Britain

The railway system of Great Britain started with the building of local isolated wooden wagonways starting in the 1560s.

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Holgate Road carriage works, York

The Holgate Road carriage works was a railway carriage manufacturing factory in the Holgate area of York, England.

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Intermodal container

An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply “container”) is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – such as from ships to trains to trucks – without unloading and reloading their cargo.

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Intermodal freight transport

Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g., rail, ship, aircraft, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes.

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Jeremy Hosking

Jeremy John Hosking (born 20 July 1958) is a British businessman and political donor.

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John Cameron (farmer)

John Bell Cameron FRAgS is a Scottish farmer based in Balbuthie, Fife, with significant interest in railways.

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Keith Heller

Keith Louis Heller (born 3 April 1948) is a Canadian transport executive in the rail freight transport industry.

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List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom

There are many companies operating trains in the United Kingdom, including the operators of franchised passenger services, officially referred to as train operating companies (TOCs), as distinct from freight operating companies.

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List of rolling stock items in the UK National Collection

The UK National Collection is a collection of around 280 historic rail vehicles (predominantly of British origin).

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LMS Coronation Class

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Coronation Class is a class of express passenger steam locomotives designed by William Stanier.

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LMS Patriot Class

The Patriot Class was a class of 52 express passenger steam locomotives built for the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

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LMS Patriot Class 5551 The Unknown Warrior

No.5551 The Unknown Warrior is a replica LMS Patriot Class steam locomotive which is under construction at Tyseley Locomotive Works.

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LMS Princess Coronation Class 6233 Duchess of Sutherland

LMS Princess Coronation Class 46233 Duchess of Sutherland is a steam locomotive built in 1938 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) at Crewe Works to a design by William Stanier.

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LMS Royal Scot Class

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Royal Scot Class is a class of 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive introduced in 1927.

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LMS Royal Scot Class 6100 Royal Scot

London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Rebuilt Royal Scot Class 6100 (British Railways' number 46100) Royal Scot (formerly 6152 King's Dragoon Guardsman prior to identity swap) is a preserved British steam locomotive.

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LNER Class A2

The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven for the North Eastern Railway (as NER class 4.6.2).

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LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman

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LNER Class A4

The LNER Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935.

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LNER Class A4 4464 Bittern

4464 Bittern is a London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A4 steam locomotive.

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LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa

60009 Union of South Africa is a LNER Class A4 steam locomotive built at Doncaster Works on 16 April 1937.

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LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley is an LNER Class A4 4-6-2 ("Pacific") steam locomotive built to a design of Sir Nigel Gresley in 1937 at Doncaster Works for operation on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).

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LNER Class P2

The London and North Eastern Railway Class P2 was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for working heavy express trains over the harsh Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line.

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LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3

The London and North Eastern Railway Gresley Classes A1 and A3 locomotives represented two distinct stages in the history of the British "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley.

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LNER P2 Class 2007 Prince of Wales

LNER Class P2 No.

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LNER Peppercorn Class A1

London and North Eastern Railway's (LNER) Peppercorn Class A1 is a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives built between 1948 and 1949 at Doncaster and Darlington Works to a design of Arthur Peppercorn.

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LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 No.

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LNER Peppercorn Class A2 60532 Blue Peter

LNER Peppercorn Class A2 No.

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Loadhaul

Loadhaul Ltd. was a railfreight operator based in the north-east of the United Kingdom. DB Cargo UK and Loadhaul are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom.

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Loading gauge

A loading gauge is a diagram or physical structure that defines the maximum height and width dimensions in railway vehicles and their loads.

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London North Eastern Railway

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a British train operating company.

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Mail train

Many countries have had dedicated railway services for the delivery of postal mail.

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Mainline Freight

Mainline Freight was a trainload rail freight operator based in Islington, London, England with operations extending to Yorkshire in the north and Somerset in the west. DB Cargo UK and Mainline Freight are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom.

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Management buyout

A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition in which a company's existing managers acquire a large part, or all, of the company, whether from a parent company or individual.

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Margate

Margate is a seaside town in the Thanet District of Kent, England.

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Midland Railway – Butterley

The Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway and museum complex at Butterley, near Ripley in Derbyshire.

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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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National Express East Anglia

National Express East Anglia (NXEA) was a train operating company in England owned by National Express that operated the Greater Anglia franchise from April 2004 until February 2012.

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National Power

National Power was an energy company based in the United Kingdom.

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National Railway Museum

The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York, England, forming part of the Science Museum Group.

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Nigel Gresley

Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June 1876 – 5 April 1941) was a British railway engineer.

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Novara

Novara (Novarese) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan.

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Nunney Castle

Nunney Castle is a medieval castle at Nunney in the English county of Somerset.

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Office of Fair Trading

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) was a non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforced both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the United Kingdom's economic regulator.

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Office of Rail and Road

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the economic and safety regulation of Britain's railways, and the economic monitoring of National Highways.

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Old Oak Common TMD

Old Oak Common TMD was a traction maintenance depot located west of London Paddington, in Old Oak Common.

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Panavia Tornado

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multi-role combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.

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PD Ports

PD Ports is a Middlesbrough, UK headquartered port, shipping and logistics company; owner of Teesport, and ports at Hartlepool, Howden and Keadby; with additional operations at the Port of Felixstowe, Port of Immingham, and Port of Hull.

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Privatisation of British Rail

The privatisation of British Rail was the process by which ownership and operation of the railways of Great Britain passed from government control into private hands.

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Rail (magazine)

Rail is a British magazine on the subject of current rail transport in Great Britain.

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Rail Express Systems

Rail Express Systems (RES) was a sector of British Rail. DB Cargo UK and Rail Express Systems are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom.

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Rail freight in Great Britain

The railway network in Great Britain has been used to transport goods of various types and in varying volumes since the early 19th century.

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Rail Regulator

The Rail Regulator was a statutory office holder, created with effect from 1 December 1993 by section 1 of the Railways Act 1993, for the independent economic regulation of the British railway industry.

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Rail transport periodical

This tabulation is for periodicals which do not have their own articles.

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Railfreight Distribution

Railfreight Distribution was a sub-sector of British Rail, created by the division in 1987 of British Rail's previous Railfreight sector. DB Cargo UK and Railfreight Distribution are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom.

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Railtrack

Railtrack was a group of companies that owned the track, signalling, tunnels, bridges, level crossings and all but a handful of the stations of the British railway system from 1994 until 2002.

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Railway Gazette International

Railway Gazette International is a British monthly business magazine and news website covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide.

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Railways Act 1993

The Railways Act 1993 (c. 43) was introduced by John Major's Conservative government and passed on 5 November 1993.

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Red Star Parcels

Red Star Parcels was a railway-centric registered courier service owned and operated by British Rail.

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Royal Mail

The Royal Mail Group Limited, trading as Royal Mail, is a British postal service and courier company.

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Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust

The Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust (RSL&GT) is a charitable trust set up in 2009, to enable ownership and restoration to mainline running condition of the London Midland and Scottish Railway Royal Scot Class locomotive No. 6100 ''Royal Scot''.

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Royal Scots

The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I. The regiment existed continuously until 2006, when it amalgamated with the King's Own Scottish Borderers to become the Royal Scots Borderers, which merged with the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment), the Black Watch, the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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Sir William McAlpine, 6th Baronet

Sir William Hepburn McAlpine, 6th Baronet, (12 January 1936 – 4 March 2018) was a British businessman who was director of the construction company Sir Robert McAlpine.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Speedlink

Speedlink was a wagonload freight service that used air-braked wagons and was operated by British Rail from 1977 to 1991.

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SR Merchant Navy class

The SR Merchant Navy class (originally known as the 21C1 class, and later informally known as Bulleid Pacifics, Spam Cans – which name was also applied to the Light Pacifics – or Packets) is a class of air-smoothed 4-6-2 (Pacific) steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway by Oliver Bulleid.

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SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line

SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line is a Southern Railway rebuilt Merchant Navy 4-6-2 class locomotive.

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SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes

The SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes, collectively known as Light Pacifics or informally as Spam Cans, or "flat tops", are air-smoothed 4-6-2 ''Pacific'' steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway by its Chief Mechanical Engineer Oliver Bulleid.

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SR West Country class 21C146 Braunton

21C146 Braunton is a Southern Railway West Country class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive that has been preserved.

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Stewarts Lane

Stewarts Lane is a large railway-servicing facility in Battersea in London, England, founded by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) in 1862, to serve London Victoria railway station.

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Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of.

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Swap body

A swap body, exchangeable container or interchangeable unit, is one of the types of standard freight containers for road and rail transport.

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Switcher locomotive

A switcher locomotive (American English), shunter locomotive (British English), or shifter locomotive (Pennsylvania Railroad terminology) is a locomotive used for maneuvering railway vehicles over short distances.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Railway Magazine

The Railway Magazine is a monthly British railway magazine, aimed at the railway enthusiast market, that has been published in London since July 1897.

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The Unknown Warrior

The Unknown Warrior is an unidentified member of the British Imperial armed forces who died on the western front during the First World War.

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Thrall Car Manufacturing Company

Thrall Car Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of railroad freight cars in Chicago Heights, Illinois from 1917 to 2001.

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Thunderbirds (TV series)

Thunderbirds is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment.

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Toton TMD

Toton Traction Maintenance Depot or Toton Sidings is a large traction maintenance depot located in Toton, Nottinghamshire.

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Trainload Freight

Trainload Freight was the sector of British Rail responsible for trainload freight services. DB Cargo UK and trainload Freight are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom.

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Transmission Voie-Machine

Transmission Voie-Machine (TVM, English: track-to-train transmission) is a form of in-cab signalling originally deployed in France and is mainly used on high-speed railway lines.

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Transrail Freight

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. DB Cargo UK and Transrail Freight are rail freight companies in the United Kingdom.

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Travelling Post Office

A Travelling Post Office (TPO) was a type of mail train used in Great Britain and Ireland where the post was sorted en route.

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Tyne Yard

Tyne Yard (TY) is a railway yard in Birtley, England, on the East Coast Main Line, operated by DB Cargo UK.

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Tyseley Locomotive Works

Tyseley Locomotive Works, formerly the Birmingham Railway Museum, is the engineering arm of steam railtour promoter Vintage Trains based in Birmingham, England.

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Unit train

A unit train, also called a block train or a trainload service, is a train in which all cars (wagons) carry the same commodity and are shipped from the same origin to the same destination, without being split up or stored en route.

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Valley Lines (train operating company)

Valley Lines was the trading name of the Cardiff Railway Company, a train operating company owned by Prism Rail and later National Express, that ran local services around Cardiff from October 1996 until October 2001.

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Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) is a private luxury train service from London to Venice and other European cities.

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Virgin CrossCountry

Virgin CrossCountry was a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operated the InterCity CrossCountry passenger franchise from January 1997 until November 2007.

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Virgin Trains

Virgin Trains (VT) (legal name West Coast Trains Limited) was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Rail Group, a joint venture between Virgin Group and Stagecoach, which operated the InterCity West Coast franchise from 9 March 1997 to 7 December 2019.

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Virgin Trains East Coast

Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) (legal name East Coast Main Line Company Limited) was a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operated the InterCity East Coast franchise on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland.

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Wagonload freight

In rail freight transportation the terms wagonload or wagonload freight refer to trains made of single wagon consignments of freight.

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Wakefield Europort

Wakefield Europort is a rail-connected warehousing and industrial estate located to the northeast of Wakefield at junction 31 of the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire, England.

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Wensleydale Railway

The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage railway in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England.

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West Midlands (region)

The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of International Territorial Level for statistical purposes.

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West Somerset Railway

The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway line in Somerset, England.

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Wisconsin Central Ltd.

Wisconsin Central Ltd. is a railroad subsidiary of Canadian National.

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Wrexham & Shropshire

Wrexham & Shropshire (legally Wrexham, Shropshire & Marylebone Railway Company Limited) was an open access operator that provided passenger rail services in the United Kingdom.

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Wrocław

Wrocław (Breslau; also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia.

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York

York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Cargo_UK

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