Railfreight Distribution

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Railfreight Distribution

Company type	State owned
Industry	Rail freight
Predecessor	Split off from Railfreight in 1988.
Founded	1987
Defunct	1995
Fate	Split into regional sectors for privatisation
Successor	1995: Freightliner (Intermodal) 1996: English Welsh & Scottish (Wagonload)
Services	Intermodal and Wagonload freight
Parent	British Rail
Divisions	Speedlink (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.