Direct Rail Services (DRS) has celebrated its 30-year history and revolutionary work in the nuclear and rail freight industry. Since its formation in 1995, DRS has grown from a niche freight operator into one of the country’s most versatile and respected rail freight companies, playing a pivotal role in supporting the UK’s energy, logistics, and infrastructure sectors. Established to provide the safe, secure and reliable
5 February 2025. Direct Rail Services (DRS) has started a new groundbreaking rail service in a trial from Teesport to Manchester. The service is the first on this route to use the ultra-low IDA wagons, which allow the use of standard high-cube containers, opening up the route to new customers and products moved by rail. DRS is part of Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) which operates
4 February 2025 In the first tranche of rail services – 100,000 kg of CO2 emissions saved 150,000 lorry miles prevented 2,320 lorry journeys taken off the road Direct Rail Services (DRS) has begun moving over 46,000 tonnes of material by rail, yielding significant environmental benefits. Nuclear Transport Solutions’ rail division, DRS, has launched a new rail service to deliver aggregate for a project vital
Direct Rail Services (DRS) has continued its long-standing partnership with UK’s biggest supermarket chain. Nuclear Transport Solutions’ rail division has signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with supermarket giant Tesco. The new deal means DRS will continue to supply safe, secure and reliable rail operations as part of their established partnership. DRS will run services between – Daventry to Mossend Mossend to Teesport Daventry to Tilbury
Direct Rail Services (DRS) launches new rail freight service for Tesco supermarkets. This new service becomes the ninth to be operated by DRS and the supermarket giant, and demonstrates the long-standing partnership between the two companies. It runs from Tesco’s main distribution centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire, on a 260-mile round trip to its regional distribution centre in Trafford Park in the Northwest. The environmental benefits
Direct Rail Services’ (DRS) were runners-up in the sustainability and safety category at the prestigious Rail Freight Group (RFG) awards. The RFG Awards are the leading industry awards for the UK’s rail freight sector and are an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the amazing successes achieved every day by rail freight organisations across the country. The award is a testament to the dedication and hard work
DRS is offering Class 37, Class 57 & MK2 Coach Materials for sale and a tender has been issued for bids. The sale will be conducted through an e-Procurement system called Atamis and interested parties will be required to register on Atamis to download the tender documents. The tender documents can be accessed on through this process: From the Atamis home landing page, https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome, click ‘Supplier
Rail event proves a huge success Direct Rail Services’ (DRS) open day saw over 1,500 people gather for a family fun day, while raising thousands of pounds for deserving causes. Nuclear Transport Solutions’ (NTS) rail division, DRS, once again opened its gates to families and enthusiasts from across the country at its Carlisle depot. This year’s event took place on Saturday 6 July at the
Get your hands on authentic nameplates from DRS locomotives. Each plate is in its original, as-removed condition. This is a sealed bid auction - highest bidder wins. You put down the maximum you're willing to pay for a nameplate and if yours is the highest you win and that's the price you pay. We have emailed all winners, so please check your email if your
This year's open day has sold out Direct Rail Services (DRS) is delighted their charity open day returns later this year, with the event having sold out. The open day shows behind the scenes at one of the UK’s leading rail freight operators and is an event for all the family. Visitors will get to look around the company’s maintenance depot in Carlisle, sit in
