English Welsh & Scottish Railway
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English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) was a major British rail freight company formed in the 1990s that became the dominant freight operator in the UK before later being absorbed into DB Cargo UK.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
rail freight company ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EWS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | DB Cargo UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Deutsche Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fleetSizeCharacteristic | largest locomotive fleet in the UK at its peak ⓘ |
| formedInDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| industry | rail freight transport ⓘ |
| introducedToUK | British Rail Class 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| livery | maroon and gold ⓘ |
| mainTrafficType |
aggregates
ⓘ
coal ⓘ intermodal containers ⓘ petroleum ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| marketPosition | dominant rail freight operator in the UK after privatisation ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedLocomotiveClass |
British Rail Class 37
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Rail Class 47 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 56 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 92 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedNetwork | former British Rail freight network ⓘ |
| operatedRegion |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedRollingStockType |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
electric locomotives ⓘ |
| operatedServiceType |
bulk freight
ⓘ
charter passenger trains ⓘ infrastructure trains ⓘ intermodal freight ⓘ mail trains ⓘ |
| ownedBrand | EWS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Load-Haul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainline Freight NERFINISHED ⓘ Railfreight Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ Transrail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
DB Cargo UK
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DB Schenker Rail UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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