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| NEWS ROOM: FREIGHT FACTS |
| DID YOU KNOW? |
| EWS starts a freight train on average every
90 seconds. |
| EWS is the largest rail
operator in Britain, providing a range of
freight, engineering support and hire services. |
| EWS is the only rail freight operator to
provide a full nationwide level of service
provision, with access to continental Europe
through the Channel Tunnel. |
| EWS is a national employer,
with 5,000 staff based across the whole of
Britain. |
| EWS has invested £500 million in its
rail freight operations. |
| EWS was established in
February 1996, and since then has played a
major role in increasing the amount of freight
moved on the rail network by 50%. |
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EWS services are powered by nearly 500
locomotives with over 14,000 wagons.
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EWS and General Motors pioneered the development
of the innovative class 66 locomotive, which
has become the diesel freight locomotive
of choice for rail freight operators across
Europe.
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| EWS operates over 8,000 services each week.
An EWS service starts its journey every 90
seconds - all day, every day. |
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