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DRS Charity Open Day – 19th July 2014
Tickets are now on sale for our annual Charity Open Day via the web-shop. We look forward to seeing you there where we'll be showcasing our brand new Class 68 locomotive.
Golden Whistle Award 2014
DRS have been presented with a prestigious industry award for being the UK's 'Best Performing Rail Freight Operator' at this year’s “The Golden Whistle Awards”.
Empty Freight Train Incident
At approximately 19:00 on 14th January 2014, a DRS locomotive came into contact with an empty car that was stationary on a level crossing at Silverdale in the Carnforth area. No one was injured.
Class 68 performance testing underway
The new DRS locomotive is now undergoing certification and testing at Velim in the Czech Republic.
Exclusive: Class 68 in new DRS livery
DRS are proud to unveil locomotive 68002, the first of the new generation of mixed traffic locomotives to sport DRS's new livery.
Launch of The Rail Freight Alliance
The UK's five major Rail Freight Operating Companies, of which DRS is one, and Network Rail are pleased to announce the formation of the Rail Freight Alliance.
Watch out…the DRS Leaf Busters are about!
As the nights are closing in, the leaves are falling and DRS are working hard to keep Britain's rail network running smoothly by clearing the lines for Network Rail.
Brief – Rail Incident at Gloucestershire (updated 18/10/13 – 10:30hrs)
At approximately 20:30 on 15th October 2013, a single wagon on a DRS train was involved in a derailment in the Gloucester area.
Findings: de-railment at Barrow on 16th September 2013
DRS's internal investigation into the cause of the derailment at Salthouse Junction, Barrow on 16th September 2013, is now complete. This article contains information about the steps taken directly after the derailment as well as the Root Cause Report.
DRS’s Sabrina Brannan receives RFG Award
DRS's Sabrina Brannan receives RFG Award DRS is very
Tesco Extends its DRS Services
Daventry to Mossend EuroCentral Service operating 6 days per week.
DRS Virgin Thunderbirds are Go
Following a contract award and successful service handover, December 2012 saw the start of the DRS contract to provide Thunderbird rescue locomotives to the Virgin rail fleet.