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DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED

Regents Court, Baron Way, Kingmoor Business Park, Carlisle, CA6 4SJ🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Company no. 03020822Incorporated 13/02/1995Industry (SIC) 49200 - Freight rail transportOn record September 2017 to August 2026🔒 Compliance check
Railway or tramway locomotivesEnginesTubing
Product lines
404
Sep ’17 to Aug ’26
Products
12
HS subheadings on record
Rank · railway or tramway locomotives or…
One of 295
of 295 importers in 2025
Months active
83
of 83 on record
Latest activity
Aug ’26
most recent month on record
Company no.
03020822
incorporated 13/02/1995

Import activity

September 2017 to August 2026
045902017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
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What DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED imports

share of declarations
Railway or tramway locomotives, parts in heading no. 8607 (HS 86079190): 20.2%Railway or tramway locomotives,parts in heading no. 860720% HS 86079190Engines, compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 (HS 84089021): 14.5%Engines,compression-ignitioninternal combustion15% HS 84089021Tubing, flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel (HS 83071000): 12.9%Tubing, flexible,with or withoutfittings, of iron or13% HS 83071000Units of automatic data processing machines, processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units (HS 84715000): 12.1%Units of automatic dataprocessing machines, processingunits other than those of item12% HS 84715000Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts (HS 85371098): 8.1%Boards, panels, consoles, desksand other bases, for electriccontrol or the distribution of8.1% HS 85371098Meters and counters, parts and accessories for revolution and production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like, speed indicators, tachometers (excluding heading no. 9015), stroboscopes (HS 90299000): 6.5%Meters andcounters, parts andaccessories for6.5% HS 90299000Instruments, appliances and machines, for measuring or checking in chapter 90 (HS 90318020): 5.6%Instruments,appliances andmachines, for5.6% HS 90318020Railway or tramway rolling stock, parts in heading no. 8607 (HS 86079980): 4.8%Railway ortramway rollingstock, parts in4.8%Electrical static converters (HS 85044095): 4.0%Electricalstaticconverters4.0%Electrical apparatus, isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts (HS 85353010): 4.0%Electricalapparatus,isolating4.0%Electrical apparatus, in heading no. 8535, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts (HS 85359000): 4.0%Electricalapparatus, inheading no. 8535,4.0% HS 85359000Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts (HS 85371010): 3.2%Boards, panels,consoles, desks andother bases, for3.2% HS 85371010
HS codeProductShareRanked
86079190Railway or tramway locomotives, parts in heading no. 860717.7%#1 · 6 yrs
84089021Engines, compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 8712.8%#1 · 4 yrs
83071000Tubing, flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel11.3%#2 · 5 yrs
84715000Units of automatic data processing machines, processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units10.6%#1 · 3 yrs
85371098Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts7.1%#1 · 3 yrs
90299000Meters and counters, parts and accessories for revolution and production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like, speed indicators, tachometers (excluding heading no. 9015), stroboscopes5.7%#2 · 2 yrs
90318020Instruments, appliances and machines, for measuring or checking in chapter 905.0%#3 · 3 yrs
86079980Railway or tramway rolling stock, parts in heading no. 86074.3%#2 · 3 yrs
85044095Electrical static converters3.5%#3 · 2 yrs
85353010Electrical apparatus, isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts3.5%#1 · 2021

Trade lanes

10 counterparty markets → United Kingdom imports of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock
GERMANYSPAINITALYAUSTRIACHINACZECHIAFRANCEUNITED KINGDOM
🇩🇪 Germany 22%🇪🇸 Spain 17%🇮🇹 Italy 13%

Market-wide sourcing of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock into United Kingdom; the directory does not publish origins per importer.

Largest importers of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock

ranked by activity on record
#CompanyActiveMonths activeProducts
1MATISA (U.K.) LIMITED11 yr1287
2LESTERCAST LIMITED11 yr1283
3KNORR-BREMSE RAIL SYSTEMS (UK) LTD11 yr1268
4HITACHI RAIL EUROPE LTD11 yr12510
5FAIVELEY TRANSPORT BIRKENHEAD LIMITED11 yr1259
6RAILWAY WHEELSET AND BRAKE LTD11 yr1218
7DELLNER LTD11 yr1214
8ALSTOM TRANSPORT UK LIMITED11 yr9811
9TRELLEBORG INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS UK LIMITED11 yr975
10SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED9 yr9312

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Common questions

What does DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED import?

UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House list railway or tramway locomotives, engines and tubing as DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED's principal imports (ranked by HS subheading, 12 products on record).

Who else imports railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock in United Kingdom?

MATISA (U.K.) LIMITED, LESTERCAST LIMITED and KNORR-BREMSE RAIL SYSTEMS (UK) LTD rank among the largest importers of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock (HS 8607) in United Kingdom, out of 295 importers on record in 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House. Exsigo ingests the official records; nothing here is scraped from directories or estimated.