DB Schenker Rail UK reintroduces coal services

The first freight train since 2006 came through Potter Logistics Knowsley rail freight terminal, near Liverpool in North West England at the end of June.

DB Schenker Rail UK has run its first train into Barrington Quarry in Cambridgeshire on behalf of building materials supplier Cemex UK.

DB Schenker Rail UK has won an important contract to deliver coal to Drax Power Station in Selby, UK.

DB Schenker Rail UK (DBSR UK) wants to save over 4,500t in carbon emissions a year by introducing stop-start technology to 90 class 66 locomotives.

DB Schenker Rail UK has been awarded a new contract by ScottishPower to supply coal to its Longannet Power Station.

DB Schenker Rail UK has been awarded a new contract by ScottishPower to supply coal to its Longannet Power Station. The rail operator said 10 years’ experience of reliably transporting coal across Central Scotland was a key factor in it securing the deal.