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| Company type | State owned |
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| Industry | Rail freight |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Defunct | 1994 |
| Fate | Split into regional sectors for privatisation |
| Successor | 1994: Loadhaul, Mainline Freight, Transrail 1995: Freightliner |
| Services | Intermodal, Wagonload freight, unit trains |
| Parent | British Rail |
| Divisions | Railfreight Distribution. Trainload: Metals, Petroleum, Coal. |
Railfreight was a sector of British Rail responsible for all freight operations on the British network. The division was created in 1982 when BR sought to assign particular stock and management to the evolving requirements of freight traffic.