Stobart Rail Freight

Stobart Rail Freight Ltd (trading as Stobart Rail) was a railway freight service operator in the United Kingdom. It came under the Rail division of Eddie Stobart Logistics, and carried intermodal freight for the group.

On 19 September 2006, Stobart Rail launched its inaugural daily freight service for a three-year deal to deliver cross-border goods for the British retailer Tesco. The service was initially operated by Direct Rail Services (DRS), which provided both the locomotives and traincrew; Stobart supplied the shipping container and depot facilities. During February 2008, Stobart Rail commenced operating passenger charter services under the Stobart Pullman brand, using rolling stock leased from DRS. Five months later, the Stobart Pullman permanently ceased operations. During May 2008, Stobart announced that a second contract had been awarded by Tesco.

During August 2009, it was announced that Stobart had transferred the operation of its rail operations to DB Schenker; two months later, it launched the longest train journey in Europe by a single operator, covering 1,100 miles (1,800 km) between Valencia, Spain and Dagenham, East London, via the Eurotunnel once per week. By 2013, Stobart's rail hub at Widnes was handling five trains per day on behalf of clients such as Matalan, Littlewoods, B&Q, Comet, and Guinness. During September 2018, Stobart announced the launch of a new train service between the port of Tilbury and Daventry, hauled by DRS.