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Mobilisation work is in full swing at Toton traction maintenance depot in Derbyshire as DB Cargo UK prepares to start installing the new European Train Control System (ETCS) to the first of the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives.

DB Cargo UK and its sister company DB Cargo Polska are combining years of engineering excellence to breathe new life into 60 BAA wagons for Tata Steel.

DB Cargo UK has created what it believes to be the UK’s first ‘net zero’ rail freight terminal.

DB Cargo UK has signed a major contract with Siemens Mobility to begin fitting the new European Train Control System (ETCS) to the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives.

DB Cargo UK has officially opened a new training centre of excellence at its HQ in Doncaster in preparation for the introduction of the new in-cab signalling system, ETCS – the European Train Control System.

The first locomotive in Britain’s principal freight fleet (Class 66s) to be fitted with digital signalling equipment is moving on to dynamic testing on a test track, having successfully progressed through static testing.

DB Cargo UK and British Steel have launched a major campaign to transport 100-metre lengths of railway track to Belgium.

The name of Martin House Children’s Hospice will soon be seen across the length and breadth of the UK after a newly-liveried locomotive was unveiled today (Friday, 2nd June) at York Railway Station.

DB Cargo UK, the largest rail freight operator in England, Scotland and Wales, claims children are at risk of life-changing injuries or even death if they stray onto sites, sidings or the mainline network.

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke to one of DB Cargo UK’s international freight train drivers Russ Mead about the special bond he’s formed with Southeastern Railway’s driver Toby Trice to help raise awareness of men’s fertility issues.