Railfreight

Railfreight
Company typeState owned
IndustryRail freight
Founded1982
Defunct1994
FateSplit into regional sectors for privatisation
Successor1994: Loadhaul, Mainline Freight, Transrail
1995: Freightliner
ServicesIntermodal, Wagonload freight, unit trains
ParentBritish Rail
DivisionsRailfreight 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.