DCRail
2locomotive classes in service
4liveries recorded
0ports, terminals and yards it serves
Facts
- Legal name
- Devon & Cornwall Railways Limited (trading as DCRail / DC Rail)
- Owner
- Cappagh Group (bought from British American Railway Services in Nov 2017) (as at October 2026)
- Founded
- Incorporated Nov 2003; freight began May 2011
- Headquarters
- Wimbledon, London
- Traffic
- aggregates, construction support, intermodal (planned)
- Depots
- Wembley (urban depot, 2020), others in the Midlands, London and South East planned
unverified Some of these figures haven’t yet been checked against an official source or a published history. What’s in doubt ↓
Locomotives
| Class | Number | Note | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 60 | 17 | Wikipedia table 17; RAIL Oct 2026 names 60022 returned to use; an earlier RAIL article said eight active when three more returned. | October 2026 |
| Class 56 | 2 | 56103 in traffic and 56091 stored (Feb 2025); 56301 bought from preservation Mar 2025. | October 2026 |
Counts come from sources of different dates and are indicative. No drawings yet: the classes and their dimensions.
Liveries 4
- DCR grey current on Class 60, Class 56
Triple-grey (BR Railfreight-style grey) with DCRail branding. Logo: yes, left off. - Cappagh aquamarine blue special on Class 60
Aquamarine blue and white matching Cappagh's road vehicles (60028). Logo: yes, left off. - DCR grey and Cappagh blue blend special on Class 60
60099: DCR triple grey blended with Cappagh blue plus replica workplates and diamond crest. Logo: yes, left off. - Early DCR GWR-style green former, still running on Class 56
Green livery based on GWR green (56303 in 2012). Logo: yes, left off.
Described in words: no operator publishes colour codes, so none is given. The logo is left off every drawing (the site is independent of every operator).
Sources
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Show the 12 sources from Wikipedia, RAIL magazine, Wikimedia Commons and 2 more
- DCRail Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25company facts and fleet
- Class 60s return to action with three operators RAIL magazine, 2026-10-2260022 return
- Colas confirms intention to reduce use of Class 56s during 2025 RAIL magazine, 2025-02-25Class 56 status
- We design a livery for the real railway: DC Rail 60099 revealed Accurascale (model maker); Rail magazine on 60028, 2025DCR triple grey
- British Rail Class 56 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25infobox
- British Rail Class 69 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25Class 56 body dimensions in the 69 rebuild
- British Rail Class 60 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25infobox
- GB Railfreight - Locomotives page GB Railfreight, undated (read 2026-10-25)129 t, 60 mph (97 km/h)
- Aggregates firm set to buy Europhoenix train licence RAIL magazine, 2026-07-07DBIH buys
- British Rail Class 60 No. 60046 'William Wilberforce' of DC Rail working Tunstead-Brandon aggregates, East Goscote, March 2024 (photograph, CC BY 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (Steve Knight), 1 March 2024the drawing's outline, layout, heights, underframe, axles and bogies (a camera fit, scaled by the length over buffers)
- 60018 Toton 071022.jpg (photograph, CC BY 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (kitmasterbloke), 13 October 2022the wheels' size and the bogie's details (the other side)
- No.60032 William Booth (Class 60) (7275344144).jpg (photograph) Wikimedia Commonsa check of the layout along the body (abeam)
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unverified
- Class 60 count 17 (Wikipedia) vs eight active fleet in an earlier RAIL article (found via search only).
- No 2023-2026 company changes recorded on the Wikipedia page.
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