01.02.2019
Artikel Nummer: 26243
Laurels for UK railfreight operator
Direct Rail Services (DRS), based in based in Carlisle (UK), has received the prestigious Golden Whistle Award for the sixth time running, when the company was officially declared "The best performing railfreight operator".
Organised by the Institute of Railway Operators, the Golden Whistle is awarded annually for consistent arrival times at destination over the previous twelve months. In the light of this criteria, DRS was declared more reliable than any of its competitors.
DRS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). The company was established in 1995 as a lynch pin supplier of transport and associated services to the nuclear industry. (ben)