    The four sectors of Trainload: Top row: "Coal", "Metals" Bottom row: "Construction", "Petroleum". | |
| Company type | State owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail freight |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Defunct | 1994 |
| Fate | split into regional sectors for privatisation |
| Successor | 1994: Loadhaul, Mainline Freight, Transrail Freight 1996: English Welsh & Scottish |
| Services | unit trains |
| Parent | British Rail |
Trainload Freight was the sector of British Rail responsible for trainload freight services. The division was subdivided into four sub-sectors; coal, petroleum, metals and construction.
It was formed in 1988 from the trainload operations of British Rail's Railfreight division. The company existed until 1994, when, as part of the privatisation process of British Rail, it was split into three separate companies by region: Load-Haul, Mainline Freight and Trans-Rail.