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Europhoenix Rail / DBI Holdings (Enviro Skip Hire Rail Services)
2locomotive classes in service
1liveries recorded
0ports, terminals and yards it serves
Facts
- Legal name
- Europhoenix Rail Ltd (EPR), part of Europhoenix Holdings Ltd (EHL), owned by DBI Holdings (DBIH, trading as Enviro Skip Hire Rail Services)
- Owner
- DBI Holdings (DBIH) after buy-out in July 2026 (RAIL 7 Jul and 31 Jul 2026; Wikipedia says July 2026) (as at October 2026)
- Founded
- Europhoenix June 2008 (Glenn Edwards)
- Headquarters
- Milton Keynes
- Traffic
- spot hire of Class 37 (mostly to ROG, also RailAdventure, Colas, Hanson & Hall), aggregate and spoil trains (haulage by Colas and GBRf; DBIH plans its own Class 60 workings to Carlisle, Westbury, Penmaenmawr, Burngullow, Dewsbury, Redcar)
- Depots
- Colwick (stored 60s), Toton (13 more 60s awaiting collection)
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 37 | 11 | 37218, 37407, 37423, 37501, 37510, 37512, 37611, 37800, 37884, 37901 active; 37069 spares donor (RAIL 31 Jul 2026). | October 2026 |
| Class 60 | 66 | 22 selected for overhaul, 43 spares donors and 60063 active (31 Jul 2026); 60062 and 60074 back in traffic Oct 2026; DBIH wants 12-15 active. | October 2026 |
Counts come from sources of different dates and are indicative. No drawings yet: the classes and their dimensions.
Liveries 1
- Europhoenix grey, silver and red current on Class 60, Class 37
Grey, silver and red scheme with a phoenix motif; Class 60s returned in 'full EPR livery'. 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).
Sources
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- Aggregates firm set to buy Europhoenix train licence RAIL magazine, 2026-07-07DBIH and Class 60 purchase
- Europhoenix Rail Ltd to continue after buy-out by aggregates firm RAIL magazine, 2026-07-31fleet counts
- Class 60s return to action with three operators RAIL magazine, 2026-10-22returns to traffic
- Europhoenix Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25company and livery
- British Rail Class 37 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25infobox, 2024 fleet summary
- Direct Rail Services announces retirement of Class 37 locomotives Direct Rail Services, 2024-01-22DRS retirement
- Colas Rail Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25Colas 8
- British Rail Class 60 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25infobox
- GB Railfreight - Locomotives page GB Railfreight, undated (read 2026-10-25)129 t, 60 mph (97 km/h)
unverified
- Wikipedia's Europhoenix page is inconsistent about whether the business ceased operating; RAIL says it continues.
- The Class 60 purchase date and buyer name ('ESH Rail') on Wikipedia vs 'DBIH / Enviro Skip Hire Rail Services' in RAIL: treated as the same buyer.
- Whether Europhoenix is a separate operator from DBIH after the buy-out: recorded together.
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