Transrail Freight

Transrail Freight Ltd
IndustryRail freight
Founded9 June 1994 as Trainload Freight West
Defunct1996
FateAcquired by Wisconsin Central Ltd.
SuccessorEnglish Welsh & Scottish
Headquarters,
ServicesFreight train owner/operator
ParentBritish Rail

Transrail was a trainload rail freight operator based in St Blazey, England, UK with a large operating area including Scotland, Wales and the west of England. It was formed in 1994 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.