DB Cargo UK - Page 2

DB Cargo 92015 leads DB 66017 across the Medway Viaduct on HS1 on July 5 2019, with a Dollands Moor-Ripple Lane freight. HOWARD LEWSEY.

News

DB Cargo soldiers on with Class 92s for Channel Tunnel duties

Electric locomotives can't be replaced on HS1/Channel Tunnel freight work for another decade.

DB Cargo UK 21 Feb

News

DB Cargo urges policy tweaks to boost Channel Tunnel freight

Freight operators will be charged less in the next control period on HS1, but operators says more could be done.

DB Cargo UK 10 Feb

The Royal Train, led by 67005, passes Bishton Crossing heading East, having just picked up HRH's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge from Cardiff Central as part of their Royal tour by train around the UK. After Cardiff they visited Bath. JACK BOSKETT.

News

DB Cargo UK receives new Royal Train warrant - Class 67s to get livery update

DB Cargo UK will continue to maintain and operate the Royal Train.

DB Cargo UK 10 Feb

DB Cargo's 66185 at the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway in 2016.

News

DB Cargo Class 66 recovered for repairs after months out of traffic

Locomotive has been stopped at an aggregates terminal since last summer.

DB Cargo UK 5 Feb

Freightliner 66620 passes Stonehouse on July 16. JACK BOSKETT.

News

Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review

A new report by Rail Partners reveals a stark warning for the UK's transport sector as a new report has revealed the cost of moving goods by rail has skyrocketed over the past decade, rising three times faster than road haulage.

Rail freight 22 Jan

Upgraded track at DB Cargo's Cardiff Tidal site. DAVID MUNT.

News

Network Rail and DB Cargo prepare for increased Port Talbot steel traffic after blast furnace closure

Steel slabs are being taken from South Wales docks to Port Talbot with the number of trains set to increase

DB Cargo UK 10 Jan

A DB Cargo Class 66 tows three Royal Mail '325' units through Shrewsbury en-route to Newport for scrapping

News

Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers

Andrea Rossi, DB Cargo's Chief Executive, wrote to Louise Haigh and Peter Hendy after Royal Mail ended its contract with the operator

DB Cargo UK 27 Nov

News

Rail Partners: Trade body that representers passenger owning groups to be wound up

Rail Partners, the trade body that represents groups that own passenger operators, is to be wound up in early 2025.

Rail Partners 15 Nov

News

Camden boost for freight operators

Network Rail has reassured freight operators DB Cargo, GB Railfreight and Freightliner, after they all objected to conversion of a disused London viaduct.

Freight 20 Sept

DB ice! Heavy snow caused the cancellation of hundreds of trains in Munich and across southern Germany in December 2023. ALAMY.

Feature

Are Europe's railways ready for winter extremes?

Safety is the priority, but are we at risk of losing the year-round resilience of the railway? Ben Jones looks at how European railways handle extreme weather.

Climate adaptation 3 Sept

News

ECML stock completes ECTS dynamic testing

A significant milestone has been reached in the implementation of digital in-cab signalling on the East Coast Main Line.

East Coast Main Line 27 Aug

DBC 66004 in HVO Climate Hero livery. DB CARGO.

News

Drax and DB Cargo join forces for greener rail freight

DB Cargo and renewable energy producer Drax Group has announced a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint by switching to 100% renewable Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel for its biomass transport.

DB Cargo UK 6 Aug

News

More Land Recovery Class 60s collected for scrapping

Reid Freight has collected more of the 12 scrapped Class 60s from DB Cargo.

DB Cargo UK 30 Jul

DB cargo operated Royal Mail class 325 postal trains passing the countryside at Brock on the west coast mainline in Lancashire. ALAMY

Comment

Can Labour allow rail mail to fail?

Royal Mail road switch damages rail freight’s prospects

Editor's comment 23 Jul

News

Royal Mail’s switch to road a body blow for rail freight sector

To some, Royal Mail’s decision to move its postal deliveries from rail to road, and in turn decommission its remaining fleet of trains (which currently stands at a fleet of six Class 325 electrics), was a long time coming.

Freight 22 Jul

Land Recovery bought a dozen Class 60s from DB Cargo in January. They are now being collected from Toton and taken to a storage site near Alsager. On June 23, the Reid Freight low loader, carrying 60078, was parked in a lay-by near Uttoxeter, prior to the final leg of its journey to Cheshire. PIP DUNN.

News

Land Recovery collects and moves Class 60s

A start has been made on collecting the 12 Class 60s acquired by Land Recovery from DB Cargo in January.

Class 60 12 Jul

News

Royal Mail to stop moving post by rail on cost grounds

Royal Mail has officially told DB Cargo that it will end its use of rail freight in October, in favour of road haulage.

Freight 10 Jul

News

High electricity costs force DB to withdraw Class 90

DB Cargo has put its last five active Class 90 25kV AC electric locomotives into storage

10 Aug

News

DB offers 12 further out of-service Class 60s for sale

DB Cargo (DBC) has put a further 12 Class 60s up for sale, with a deadline of registrations to receive tender documents on January 20.

17 Jan

News

DB set to put international freight arm up for sale

Deutsche Bahn (DB) is to prepare a case for a potential sale of up to 100% of its shares in its rail, road and international freight arm DB Schenker (DBS).

9 Jan

DB Cargo UK - Page 2

DB Cargo soldiers on with Class 92s for Channel Tunnel duties

DB Cargo urges policy tweaks to boost Channel Tunnel freight

DB Cargo UK receives new Royal Train warrant - Class 67s to get livery update

DB Cargo Class 66 recovered for repairs after months out of traffic

Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review

Network Rail and DB Cargo prepare for increased Port Talbot steel traffic after blast furnace closure

Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers

Rail Partners: Trade body that representers passenger owning groups to be wound up

Camden boost for freight operators

Are Europe's railways ready for winter extremes?

ECML stock completes ECTS dynamic testing

Drax and DB Cargo join forces for greener rail freight

More Land Recovery Class 60s collected for scrapping

Can Labour allow rail mail to fail?

Royal Mail’s switch to road a body blow for rail freight sector

Land Recovery collects and moves Class 60s

Royal Mail to stop moving post by rail on cost grounds

High electricity costs force DB to withdraw Class 90

DB offers 12 further out of-service Class 60s for sale

DB set to put international freight arm up for sale

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK - Page 2

DB Cargo soldiers on with Class 92s for Channel Tunnel duties

DB Cargo urges policy tweaks to boost Channel Tunnel freight

DB Cargo UK receives new Royal Train warrant - Class 67s to get livery update

DB Cargo Class 66 recovered for repairs after months out of traffic

Freight calls for level playing field in upcoming spending review

Network Rail and DB Cargo prepare for increased Port Talbot steel traffic after blast furnace closure

Royal Mail ending rail services 'undermines' government's commitment to freight, DB Cargo CEO tells ministers

Rail Partners: Trade body that representers passenger owning groups to be wound up

Camden boost for freight operators

Are Europe's railways ready for winter extremes?

ECML stock completes ECTS dynamic testing

Drax and DB Cargo join forces for greener rail freight

More Land Recovery Class 60s collected for scrapping

Can Labour allow rail mail to fail?

Royal Mail’s switch to road a body blow for rail freight sector

Land Recovery collects and moves Class 60s

Royal Mail to stop moving post by rail on cost grounds

High electricity costs force DB to withdraw Class 90

DB offers 12 further out of-service Class 60s for sale

DB set to put international freight arm up for sale

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

UK "fails to provide trains people want or like"

All three West Coast Main Line open access bid rejected

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Delay in EMR Class 810 delivery could affect other operators