DB Cargo UK
3locomotive classes in service
6liveries recorded
41ports, terminals and yards it serves
Facts
- Legal name
- DB Cargo (UK) Limited
- Owner
- Deutsche Bahn AG via DB Cargo AG. A sale process to find a new parent was launched on 17 August 2026 (the CEO told the company's 2,155 staff); no buyer has been named. (as at October 2026)
- Founded
- 1995 (as North & South Railways, later English Welsh & Scottish Railway; renamed DB Schenker Rail UK 2009 and DB Cargo UK 2 March 2016)
- Headquarters
- Doncaster, England
- Traffic
- bulk freight (general), intermodal, infrastructure and other bulk
- Depots
- Toton TMD (main diesel depot), Crewe (electric fleet)
unverified Some of these figures haven’t yet been checked against an official source or a published history. What’s in doubt ↓
Locomotives
| Class | Number | Note | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 66 | 137 | RAIL 19 Jan 2026: 137 active UK Class 66 after 20-25 are exported to Romania (GFR); 8 long-term stored and 8 in strategic reserve. Operator's own undated page still says 170. | October 2026 |
| Class 67 | 26 | Wikipedia fleet summary (16 Jun 2026): about 26 owned, 20 operational in 2024, some leased to Transport for Wales, 67003 scrapped May 2025. DB Cargo's page says 28. Count not confirmed for 2026. | October 2026 |
| Class 92 | 4 | RAIL Mar 2025: only 92015/029/041/042 in active use; 11+ stored; others exported. Operator page says 6. | October 2026 |
| Class 90 | 0 | All withdrawn 2023, stored or scrapped; two sold to Freightliner 2024. | October 2026 |
| Class 60 | 0 | Remaining operational Class 60s sold to DBI Holdings (Enviro Skip Hire Rail Services); Wikipedia says 63 of 64 sold on 1 Jul 2026 to 'ESH Rail' (only the Class 60 Wikipedia page says this); RAIL says 60011 sold separately. | October 2026 |
Counts come from sources of different dates and are indicative. No drawings yet: the classes and their dimensions.
Liveries 6
- DB Cargo UK corporate red current on Class 66, Class 67, Class 92, Class 60
Red body with yellow and grey details (described as 'red and yellow' and 'red and grey'). Exact layout to be taken from photos. Logo: yes, left off. - EWS maroon and gold former, still running on Class 66, Class 67, Class 92, Class 60
Maroon body with gold (yellow) bands; being replaced. RAIL (Nov 2024) says the livery is 'slowly heading for the history books'. Logo: yes, left off. - Maritime Intermodal blue special on Class 66
Corporate livery with the red replaced by blue; five Class 66 named Maritime Intermodal One to Five (66005, 66047, 66051, 66142, 66162), seven in total. Logo: yes, left off. - Royal Train claret special on Class 67
Royal Claret body (Class 67 Royal Train pair 67005 and 67006); further detail not in the source. Logo: yes, left off. - Plain blue (Romania export) special on Class 66
Class 66 repainted in plain base blue before export to Romania. Logo: none. - Coronation royal blue special on Class 66
Royal blue body with a Union Flag design (66023, 2023); the livery is reported in passing only and its details are to be confirmed. Logo: yes, left off.
Described in words: no operator publishes colour codes, so none is given. The logo is left off every drawing (the site is independent of every operator).
Where it runs
Port of Felixstowe, Port of Southampton (Southampton Container Terminal; vehicle terminals), London Gateway (DP World), Port of Liverpool (Seaforth), Teesport, Port of Immingham, Port of Hull (King George Dock, Alexandra Dock), Royal Portbury Dock (Bristol Port), Avonmouth (Bristol Port, container terminal and bulk), Port Talbot (Tata Steel steelworks and tidal harbour), Port of Grangemouth and Grangemouth Rail Freight Terminal, DIRFT (Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal), Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal, Trafford Park (Euroterminal and Freightliner terminal), Wakefield Europort, Teesport Intermodal Rail Terminal (and TRIP, Middlesbrough), Mossend EuroTerminal, Grangemouth Rail Freight Terminal (Grangemouth Terminal), Barking / Ripple Lane (Barking Eurohub), East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange, Northampton Gateway (SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton), Rotherham (Masborough) steel/intermodal terminal
Sources
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Show the 21 sources from Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia, RAIL magazine and 7 more
- DB Cargo UK Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25company facts, fleet table
- DB Cargo UK launches sale process (RAIL, Rail Journal, Global Railway Review, Yorkshire Post, Container News, London Reconnections) various trade and regional press, 2026-08-1717 Aug 2026 sale process
- Twenty DB Cargo UK Class 66s set for export to Romania RAIL magazine, 2026-01-19Class 66 export and active count
- DB Cargo UK Fleet (undated page) DB Cargo UK, undated (read 2026-10-25)operator fleet page
- DB Cargo UK agrees sale of Class 66 locos to Grup Feroviar Roman (hub4, Global Railway Review, Railway Gazette, Railmarket) various trade press, 2026-01GFR deal
- DB Cargo UK Maritime Intermodal Class 66 (Lubomir Cech) Rail Color News, 2019-08-13'standard new red and yellow livery of DBC UK' on about 50 locos
- British Rail Class 67 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25Royal Train locos in Royal Claret
- Class 66 data sheet (Fiche Class 66 EN) Akiem (locomotive lessor), 20182,462 kW, 1,850 kW at rail, 75 mph (121 km/h), 129.6 t, length 70 ft 3 in (21.400 m)
- British Rail Class 66 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-2570 ft 2 in (21.39 m), 8 ft 8 in (2.63 m) wide, 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) high; sub-classes
- How Freightliner locomotive fleets are splitting after intermodal sale RAIL magazine, 2026-02-11Freightliner/HHR split
- Class 66 data (loco-info.com) loco-info.com, undatedwheelbase 57 ft 1 in (17.41 m), rigid 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
- 66702 _Blue Lightning_ Ely DGL 170522.jpg (photograph, CC BY 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (kitmasterbloke), 21 May 2022the drawing's outline, layout and heights (rectified, level); the GBRf livery
- 66073 Toton 071022.jpg (photograph, CC BY 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (kitmasterbloke), 14 October 2022the DB Cargo livery, the cab doors and details (ratios only)
- 66701 Toton 071022.jpg (photograph, CC BY 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (kitmasterbloke), 14 October 2022a cross-check of the layout; GBRf's colours in overcast light
- Freightliner 66591 (no 1 end, left side).JPG (photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0) Wikimedia Commons (Geof Sheppard), 14 November 2021the HTCR bogie's layout and the wheel size (by ratio)
- 66 598 Rivenhall side on 231120.jpg (photograph, CC BY 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (kitmasterbloke), 23 November 2020the bogie and underframe cross-check; the Freightliner livery
- 66847 and 66849 Eastleigh 301223.jpg (photograph, CC BY 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (kitmasterbloke), 31 December 2023the Colas Rail livery (rectified on its grilles)
- 66421 Gresty Bridge TMD Wilsons Lane 231121.jpg (photograph, CC BY 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (kitmasterbloke), 23 November 2021the DRS livery's blue (read off its cab doors)
- British Rail Class 90 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25full dimension set
- British Rail Class 92 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25full dimension set
- GB Railfreight - Locomotives page GB Railfreight, undated (read 2026-10-25)126 t, 12 locos
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- Traffic mix (intermodal, steel, aggregates, biomass, automotive, etc.) was not itemised in the sources read.
- Current Class 67 count: 28 (operator page, undated) vs about 26 owned (Wikipedia) vs 20 operational in 2024.
- Number sold to GFR: RAIL body text lists 20 locomotives; hub4/Global Railway Review say 25 for delivery by mid-2028.
- Wikipedia: ESH Rail bought 63 of 64 DB Cargo Class 60s on 1 July 2026; RAIL (7 Jul 2026) says DBIH bought 'the remaining operational' Class 60s earlier in 2026. Same buyer, dates not reconciled.
- Exact DB red/yellow/grey layout and colours not described by any source read.
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