WATCH: First commercial freight train runs along East West Rail
A milestone in the construction of East West Rail was met yesterday when the first commercial freight train travelled along the line as part of…
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London freight terminal becomes UK first Net Zero terminal
DB Cargo UK is boasting that it has created the country's first ‘net zero’ rail freight terminal, at Cricklewood in North London.
Class 66 locomotives to be fitted with digital signalling thanks to major deal
Class 66 locomotives are to be fitted with digital in-cab signalling thanks to a new deal between DB Cargo UK and Siemens Mobility. Work to…
DB Cargo UK moves from road/rail to road vehicles to improve breakdown response
DB Cargo UK has improved its ability to respond to breakdowns with a fleet of vans that will carry heavy-lifting and other recovery equipment.
Locomotive livery changes announced as DB Cargo has royal warrant renewed
His Majesty King Charles III has awarded DB Cargo UK the Royal Warrant to maintain and operate the royal train. DB Cargo has had the…
More 2025 plans released for steam locomotive No. 60103 Flying Scotsman
The National Railway Museum has announced some more details of what Flying Scotsman will get up to in 2025. Flying Scotsman’s custodian, Northern Steam Operations…
DB Cargo opens South Yorkshire Digital Signalling Training Centre
A new training centre of excellence to train staff in the European Train Control System has been officially opened by DB Cargo UK at its HQ in Doncast…
Locomotive naming celebrates fifty years of North Yorkshire power station
On Sunday (18 August), DB Cargo UK unveiled the 'Yorkshire Rose' to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the controversial Drax Power Stati…
All trains to Yorkshire power station now powered by Vegetable Oil
All DB Cargo UK trains transporting fuel to the renewable energy plant at Drax will now use environmentally friendly Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil.
First ‘modified’ Class 66 locomotive enters service
Some of DB Cargo's Class 66 locomotives are being modified with different gear ratios that will enable them to haul heavier loads.