# Cargo-D

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English railway carriage company

Cargo-D Mark 3 at Marylebone in September 2008 Defunct 2011 Area served United Kingdom Services Railway carriage operator Owner Mark Honey

**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](/source/British_Rail_Mark_2) and [Mark 3](/source/British_Rail_Mark_3) carriages that were prepared for service at [Long Marston](/source/Long_Marston%2C_Warwickshire). 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](/source/Hull_Trains) for weekend [London King's Cross](/source/London_King's_Cross_railway_station) to [Doncaster](/source/Doncaster_railway_station) services.[4][5][6] In April 2008, Cargo-D commenced providing Mark 3s to [Wrexham & Shropshire](/source/Wrexham_%26_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](/source/Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)) for a [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff_Central_railway_station) to [Taunton](/source/Taunton_railway_station) service.[7]

In 2009, it commenced a contract to provide a Mark 3 set to [Virgin Trains West Coast](/source/Virgin_Trains_West_Coast) for a Fridays only service from [London Euston](/source/Euston_railway_station) to [Preston](/source/Preston_railway_station).[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. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Companies House extract company no 5700025](http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/05700025) Cargo-D Limited

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Blue/grey to return as Cargo-D markets charter rake"". *[Rail Express](/source/Rail_Express)*. No. 130. March 2007. p. 5.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "New firms enters the spot-hire market". *[The Railway Magazine](/source/The_Railway_Magazine)*. No. 1274. June 2007. p. 76.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Hull Trains presses 86101 into action". *[Rail Magazine](/source/Rail_Magazine)*. No. 576. 10 October 2007. p. 20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Preserved 86 enters service with Hull Trains". *Rail Magazine*. No. 584. 30 January 2008. p. 11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Hull Trains replaces Class 86 with Class 180". *The Railway Magazine*. No. 1286. June 2008. p. 74.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "Blue/Grey Mk 2s for First Great Western and Barrow Hill". *Rail Express*. No. 152. January 2009. p. 54.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "Cargo-D wins contract to supply Virgin loco-hauled set". *[Today's Railways UK](/source/Today's_Railways_UK)*. No. 88. April 2009. p. 56.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "Cargo-D stock impounded as tour passengers seek refunds". *Rail Magazine*. No. 681. 19 October 2011. p. 20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** "Cargo-D stops trading after falling into administration". *Rail Magazine*. No. 682. 2 November 2011. p. 23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** "Cargo-D company goes into Administration". *The Railway Magazine*. No. 1328. December 2011. p. 9.

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