Editing Mainline Freight (section)

{{Short description|British rail freight operator}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Mainline Freight Ltd
| logo = Mainline freight logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| image = 37047 and 37109 at Cheltenham Spa.JPG
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| fate = Acquired by [[Wisconsin Central Ltd.]]
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| successor = [[DB Cargo UK|English Welsh & Scottish]]
| foundation = 9 June 1994 as ''Trainload Freight South East''
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| defunct = 1996
| location_city = [[Islington]]{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}
| location_country = [[United Kingdom]]
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| industry = Rail freight
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| services = Freight train owner/operator
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| parent = [[British Rail]]
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'''Mainline Freight''' was a trainload rail freight operator based in [[Islington]], [[London]], [[England]] with operations extending to [[Yorkshire]] in the north and [[Somerset]] in the west. It was formed from part of [[British Rail]]'s [[Trainload Freight]] division as part of the [[privatisation of British Rail]].

Mainline Freight, [[Loadhaul]] and [[Transrail Freight|Transrail]] were purchased by a consortium led by [[Wisconsin Central Transportation|Wisconsin Central]] in 1996 and amalgamated into a new company, [[English Welsh & Scottish]].