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Transrail Freight

Logo: Transrail Freight, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Freight division of British Rail

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. It was formed in 1994 from part of British Rail's Trainload Freight division, as part of the privatisation of British Rail.2 It ceased to exist in 1996.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 9, 1994Founded1
  • Industryrail freight transport1
  • HeadquartersSt Blazey1

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Photo: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

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. It was formed in 1994 from part of British Rail's Trainload Freight division, as part of the privatisation of British Rail.2

Timeline

  1. 1996Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jun 9, 1994Founded Founded1

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