Latest DB Cargo UK News
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DB Cargo UK Completes Trial of Class 93 Tri-Mode Locomotive
DB Cargo UK has announced the completion of a trial utilising a Class 93 tri-mode locomotive on an intermodal service in the North West.
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DB Cargo UK to Supply 25 Locomotives to Grup Feroviar Roman
DB Cargo UK has agreed the sale of 25 of its Class 66 locomotives to Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR), Romania’s largest private railway company.
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DB Cargo UK Appoints New Engineering Director
DB Cargo UK has announced the official appointment of Wayne Miller as the company's new Engineering Director.
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DB Cargo UK begins ETCS Installation on Class 66 Fleet at Toton Depot
DB Cargo UK has commenced installation of the European Train Control System (ETCS) on nine of its Class 66 freight locomotives.
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Siemens Mobility to Begin ETCS Rollout with DB Cargo UK
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract for the fitting of the European Train Control System to Class 66 freight vehicles in the UK.
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DB Cargo UK Opens ETCS Training Centre in Doncaster
DB Cargo UK has launched a new training centre at its Doncaster HQ to prepare for the rollout of the European Train Control System (ETCS).
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Work Begins to Fit ETCS to a DB Cargo Class 66 Freight Locomotive
The latest European Train Control System (ETCS) is being fitted to a DB Cargo UK freight locomotive for the East Coast Digital Programme.
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DB Cargo UK Puts Safety First with New Campaign
DB Cargo UK launches new campaign to promote safety excellence throughout the business called 'Together. We’re Safer. Together. We’re DB’
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DB Cargo UK to Switch to 100% Renewable Electricity
DB Cargo UK has announced that 100% of the electricity which powers its offices and rail sites will become renewable after it signed a 3 yea…
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CEO of DB Cargo UK Appointed Chairman of Rail Freight Group
The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has appointed Hans-Georg Werner, CEO of DB Cargo UK, as its new chairman. The RFG's priorities for 2018 include…
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DB Cargo UK Runs Trial Train as Part of Big Development Plans
The UK's leading rail freight operator DB Cargo UK and steel and mining company, ArcelorMittal, launched a trial freight service on Friday 2…
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DB Cargo UK Launch Pioneering Digital Route Learning Programme
The Digital Route Learning Programme was created in collaboration with Track Access Services Limited (TAS) and runs high quality footage of …
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DB Cargo UK to Launch Future Business Model
DB Cargo UK has reached successful agreements with the four trade unions representing a majority of its workforce, meaning it will launch it…
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The New Silk Road
The New Silk Road the revival by train of the old Silk Route between China and the West that has been an important trade route for centuries…
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First UK to China Rail Freight Service Departs
The first ever UK to China rail freight service departed on Monday, April 10th, laden with containers of British goods. The train will...
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First Freight Train from China Arrives in London
The first freight train travelling between China and the UK arrives today (18 January 2017) at DB Cargo UK’s London Eurohub terminal in Bark…
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New Rail Contract to Keep Lorry Loads off Busy Roads
DB Cargo UK will run more than 15 train services a week under a new 10 year deal with Day Group, keeping the equivalent of more than 190 lor…
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DB Cargo Plans to Cut 893 UK Jobs
DB Cargo UK has announced proposed redundancies and changes to its business model in response to rapid and unprecedented changes in the mark…
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DB Cargo UK Introduces New Wheel Shop Services
The UK’s leading rail freight operator DB Cargo UK has created world-class wheel lathe facilities and is being awarded a prestigious industr…
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Ward Bros Contract DB Cargo Rail Freight Service
Scrap metal merchants Ward Bros (Steel) Limited have engaged DB Cargo rail freight services to haul scrap metal from Sunderland to Cardiff.
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DB Cargo UK Open Pop Up Rail Depot
DB Cargo UK and CEMEX have announced the opening of a pop up rail depot to meet the needs of the growing construction market in the North We…