About us
The market leader in providing innovative rail freight solutions
Since our first train ran from London to Scotland in 1965, Freightliner has been a market leader in the rail freight industry.
50 years on we have developed into a dynamic logistics company with a modern fleet of locomotives, rolling stock and lorries, providing solutions to your rail freight needs throughout the UK, Continental Europe, Australia and the Middle East.
Operations Network
Freightliner operates services across the entire UK rail network.
Our fleet
Operating a fleet of over 250 road vehicles to provide a complete port to door service throughout the UK.
Our people
Our dedication to customer service and commitment to exceed expectations ensures we continue to lead the industry.
Careers
Freightliner employs over 2500 people in a wide range of roles across the UK, Continental Europe and the Middle East.
Freightliner’s head office is in London, United Kingdom, but the majority of our employees are based in various locations nationwide.
Freightliner Retirement Association
The Freightliner Retirement Association was formed in March 1985 and currently has around 180 members of all grades of staff who were previously employed by Freightliner or Railfreight Distribution
Media Centre
Find out the very latest from Freightliner’s Media Centre.
Freightliner 66413 loco named in recognition of Royal British Legion’s Thank You Movement
On Monday 5 November, in the lead up to Armistice Day, Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming
Inc. (G&W), named its recently re-liveried locomotive 66413 ‘Lest we forget’ in recognition of The Royal British
Legion’s Thank You movement. The movement leads the nation in saying Thank You to the First World War
generation who served, sacrificed and changed our world.
Freightliner signs exclusive RailSmart deal with 3Squared
Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), today announced that it has selected the
RailSmart suite of operational software designed specifically for rail operators from software development
specialists 3Squared.
Green Cooperation between Ocean Network Express and Freightliner
The newly formed container shipping company, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), have signed a contract for guaranteed rail wagon capacity on the main intermodal routes in the United Kingdom.