Railfreight Distribution

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Revised Railfreight Distribution livery, as carried by Class 90 no. 90021 at York on 3rd June 2004.

Railfreight Distribution was a sector of British Rail responsible for non-trainload freight operations. It was also later responsible for freight operations through the Channel Tunnel.

In 1987 it introduced a new livery of two tone grey, with a logo consisting of two red diamonds on a yellow background offset on top of a red rectangle. In 1992 the livery was revised with a dark grey upper bodyside and a light grey lower bodyside.

In 1995, the intermodal business was split off to form a separate company called Freightliner.

In 1996, Railfreight Distribution was bought by EWS.

By the end the fleet included several Class 47s, a group of Class 86s, a single Class 87 (87101) and a fleet of Class 90s. The most notable, however, were about 30 Class 92s, most of which were in store awaiting acceptance. A couple of these are yet to haul a train in service.

The most recent repaint was the preserved 85101 in 2001

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