Cargo-D

Cargo-D

Mark 3 at Marylebone in September 2008
Founded	2007
Defunct	2011
Area served	United Kingdom
Services	Railway carriage operator
Owner	Mark Honey
Website	www.cargo-d.co.uk

Cargo-D ^[1] was a spot hire railway carriage company in England. It commenced operations in June 2007, ceasing in October 2011.

History

In June 2007, Cargo-D entered the railway carriage market with a rake of British Rail Mark 2 and Mark 3 carriages that were prepared for service at Long Marston. They were painted in British Rail blue and grey livery. ^{[2] [3]}

In January 2008 it commenced a contract to hire Mark 3s to First Hull Trains for weekend London King's Cross to Doncaster services. ^{[4] [5] [6]} In April 2008, Cargo-D commenced providing Mark 3s to Wrexham & Shropshire while its own Mark 3s were overhauled for service. In December 2008, it commenced a contract to provide four Mark 2s to First Great Western for a Cardiff to Taunton service. ^[7]

In 2009, it commenced a contract to provide a Mark 3 set to Virgin Trains West Coast for a Fridays only service from London Euston to Preston. ^[8]

In October 2011, Cargo-D was placed in administration and the carriages sold. At this stage, Cargo-D owned 35 Mark 2s and 18 Mark 3s. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. Companies House extract company no 5700025 Cargo-D Limited
2. "Blue/grey to return as Cargo-D markets charter rake"". Rail Express . No. 130. March 2007. p. 5.
3. "New firms enters the spot-hire market". The Railway Magazine . No. 1274. June 2007. p. 76.
4. "Hull Trains presses 86101 into action". Rail Magazine . No. 576. 10 October 2007. p. 20.
5. "Preserved 86 enters service with Hull Trains". Rail Magazine. No. 584. 30 January 2008. p. 11.
6. "Hull Trains replaces Class 86 with Class 180". The Railway Magazine. No. 1286. June 2008. p. 74.
7. "Blue/Grey Mk 2s for First Great Western and Barrow Hill". Rail Express. No. 152. January 2009. p. 54.
8. "Cargo-D wins contract to supply Virgin loco-hauled set". Today's Railways UK . No. 88. April 2009. p. 56.
9. "Cargo-D stock impounded as tour passengers seek refunds". Rail Magazine. No. 681. 19 October 2011. p. 20.
10. "Cargo-D stops trading after falling into administration". Rail Magazine. No. 682. 2 November 2011. p. 23.
11. "Cargo-D company goes into Administration". The Railway Magazine. No. 1328. December 2011. p. 9.