Rail Express Systems

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Rail Express Systems was a British Rail sector responsible for operating mail and parcels trains across the UK rail network in the 1990s.

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Rail Express Systems canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Rail sector
railway company
abbreviation RES
category British Rail brands
Defunct railway companies of Great Britain
Rail freight transport in the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
dissolutionReason privatisation of British Rail freight and parcels operations
endDate 1996
focus dedicated mail and parcels traffic
formedFrom British Rail
surface form: British Rail parcels business
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: London
industry rail transport
livery RES red
red and grey
logoText Rail Express Systems self-link
mainCustomer Royal Mail
network British railway network
surface form: British Rail network
operatedBy British Rail
operatedRoute Cross-country mail routes
East Coast Main Line
Great Western Main Line
West Coast Main Line
operatedService Travelling Post Office
mail and parcels traffic for Royal Mail
parentCompany British Rail
predecessor British Rail
surface form: British Rail Parcels sector
privatisationContext Railways Act 1993
surface form: British Rail privatisation
railGauge standard gauge
serviceArea Great Britain
serviceType mail trains
parcels trains
startDate 1991
status defunct
successor English Welsh & Scottish Railway
Railtrack mail and parcels operations
timePeriod 1990s
usedRollingStock British Rail Class 325
British Rail Class 47
British Rail Class 86
British Rail Class 90
Mark 1 TPO coaches
Mark 2 coaches

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British Rail introducedBrand Rail Express Systems
Rail Express Systems logoText Rail Express Systems self-link