DRS hauls passenger service for Abellio Greater Anglia
In June, DRS began a two-year contract to provide a locomotive hauled service to support Abellio Greater Anglia's passenger service in the Norfolk Broads.
DRS Class 68 to power Chiltern Railways’ Mainline route
DRS are delighted to announce that they have signed an agreement with Chiltern Railways to provide six Class 68 locomotives which will service in the Birmingham to London Marylebone Mainline route.
DRS hauls Night Riveria Train
From 1st June 2014, DRS has provided a Class 57/3 locomotive to haul First Great Western's sleeper service, the Night Riveria Train and associated empty coach movements.
DRS Charity Open Day – 19th July 2014
Tickets are now on sale for our annual Charity Open Day via the web-shop. We look forward to seeing you there where we'll be showcasing our brand new Class 68 locomotive.
Golden Whistle Award 2014
DRS have been presented with a prestigious industry award for being the UK's 'Best Performing Rail Freight Operator' at this year’s “The Golden Whistle Awards”.
Empty Freight Train Incident
At approximately 19:00 on 14th January 2014, a DRS locomotive came into contact with an empty car that was stationary on a level crossing at Silverdale in the Carnforth area. No one was injured.
Class 68 performance testing underway
The new DRS locomotive is now undergoing certification and testing at Velim in the Czech Republic.
Exclusive: Class 68 in new DRS livery
DRS are proud to unveil locomotive 68002, the first of the new generation of mixed traffic locomotives to sport DRS's new livery.
Launch of The Rail Freight Alliance
The UK's five major Rail Freight Operating Companies, of which DRS is one, and Network Rail are pleased to announce the formation of the Rail Freight Alliance.
Watch out…the DRS Leaf Busters are about!
As the nights are closing in, the leaves are falling and DRS are working hard to keep Britain's rail network running smoothly by clearing the lines for Network Rail.