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| Industry | Rail freight |
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| Founded | 9 June 1994 as Trainload Freight South East |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Fate | Acquired by Wisconsin Central Ltd. |
| Successor | English Welsh & Scottish |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Freight train owner/operator |
| Parent | British Rail |
Mainline Freight was a trainload rail freight operator based in Islington, London, England with operations extending to Yorkshire in the north and Somerset in the west. It was formed from part of British Rail's Trainload Freight division as part of the privatisation of British Rail.
Mainline Freight, Loadhaul and Transrail were purchased by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central in 1996 and amalgamated into a new company, English Welsh & Scottish.