Direct Rail Services



Dates

30/03/1998Eddie Stobart Direct Rail Services
First Rail freight service for Eddie Stobart run by Direct Rail Services from DIRFT to Hunterston.
  /03/2003Direct Rail Services
Operates a trial from Grangemouth to Aberdeen for W H Malcolm.
30/11/2009Whitehaven Junction Railway
Workington North opens, a temporary station opened to connect the north and south of Workington after the loss of the Derwent Road Bridge (A597) due to floodwater. (The nearby harbour railway bridge was severely damaged.) Shuttle trains were operated by Direct Rail Services (DRS) between Workington and Maryport - starting before the new station on the 27th. Travel was free.