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
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
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
A major project to dispose of more than 1,000 stainless steel drums of waste has successfully completed its initial rail transfer. A major project to dispose of more than 1,000 stainless steel drums of waste at Nuclear Waste Services’ Low Level Waste Repository site from the Winfrith Magnox site, each weighing around one tonne, has successfully completed its initial rail transfer. The project, which has
