Railfreight Distribution

Railfreight Distribution
Company typeState owned
IndustryRail freight
PredecessorSplit off from Railfreight in 1988.
Founded1987
Defunct1995
FateSplit into regional sectors for privatisation
Successor1995: Freightliner (Intermodal)

1996: English Welsh & Scottish (Wagonload)
ServicesIntermodal and Wagonload freight
ParentBritish Rail
DivisionsSpeedlink (Wagonload) and Freightliner (Intermodal)

Railfreight Distribution was a sub-sector of British Rail, created by the division in 1987 of British Rail's previous Railfreight sector. It was responsible for non-trainload freight operations, as well as Freightliner and Intermodal services. In its early years, the division was occasionally referred to as Speedlink Distribution. It was later responsible for freight operations through the Channel Tunnel.