EWS
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EWS (English, Welsh & Scottish Railway) was a major British rail freight company that operated a large fleet of locomotives and became the dominant freight operator in the UK before being rebranded as DB Cargo UK.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
rail freight company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Deutsche Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| became | DB Cargo UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dominantMarket | UK rail freight ⓘ |
| formedFrom | privatised British Rail freight operations ⓘ |
| fullName | English, Welsh & Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Doncaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | rail freight ⓘ |
| introducedToUK | EMD Class 66 locomotives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotiveLivery | maroon and gold ⓘ |
| marketShare | majority of UK rail freight market ⓘ |
| operated |
aggregates trains
ⓘ
bulk freight services ⓘ coal trains ⓘ freight trains ⓘ infrastructure trains ⓘ intermodal freight services ⓘ mail and parcels trains ⓘ steel trains ⓘ |
| operatedClass |
British Rail Class 37
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Rail Class 47 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 56 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 58 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 92 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedFleet |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
electric locomotives ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnderBrand | EWS International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod | late 1990s–2000s ⓘ |
| owned | wagon fleet ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Deutsche Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
British Rail freight sectors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loadhaul NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainline Freight NERFINISHED ⓘ Transrail Freight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedServiceFor |
intermodal terminals
ⓘ
ports ⓘ power stations ⓘ steelworks ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs |
DB Cargo UK
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DB Schenker Rail UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| successor | DB Cargo UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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