Railfreight

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Railfreight

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Company type	State owned
Industry	Rail freight
Founded	1982
Defunct	1994
Fate	Split into regional sectors for privatisation
Successor	1994: Loadhaul, Mainline Freight, Transrail 1995: Freightliner
Services	Intermodal, Wagonload freight, unit trains
Parent	British Rail
Divisions	Railfreight 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.