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Cotswold Rail〔(Companies House extract company no 4083559 ) Cotswold Rail Engineering Limited〕 was an English spot-hire company of shunting and mainline locomotives, based in Gloucester. ==History== Cotswold Rail was founded in 2000. It initially acted as a broker for rolling stock. In June 2000 it offered 13 141 ''Pacers'' for sale.〔"Cotswold Rail plans sale of all Class 141s" ''Rail'' issue 385 14 June 2000 page 66〕 In 2001, some Class 08 shunting locomotives were purchased, which were hired to both industry and main-line railway companies.〔"New look Cotswold" ''The Railway Magazine'' issue 1204 August 2001 page 9〕 Cotswold Rail also purchased a fleet of Class 47 locomotives. From June 2002 until June 2009, it provided Class 47s for Anglia Railways and its successor National Express East Anglia as a rescue locomotive and to haul Mark 2 sets on Summer Saturday services from Norwich to Great Yarmouth.〔"47714 returns to the main line with Anglia" ''Rail'' issue 438 26 June 2002 page 58〕〔"DRS launches Thunderbird contract" ''The Railway Magazine'' issue 1300 August 2009 page 75〕 In 2004, Cotswold Rail leased 12 former Virgin Trains Mark 3 carriages from Porterbrook.〔"Cotswold takes on Mk3 set" ''The Railway Magazine'' issue 1246 February 2005 page 55〕〔"Cotswold charter" ''Railway Express'' issue 106 March 2005 page 39〕 In April 2005, Cotswold Rail acquired leased some Class 87 electric locomotives.〔"Cotswold takes on five Class 87s" ''The Railway Magazine'' issue 1250 June 2005 page 77〕 A fleet of ten locomotives was planned for spot-hire work, charter operations and a new intermodal freight flow. However, all locomotives were returned to the leasing company (Porterbrook) in 2006. In September 2005 two former Virgin CrossCountry High Speed Train sets were leased.〔"Cotswold to take on HST sets" ''The Railway Magazine'' issue 1254 October 2005 page 68〕 These were returned in August 2006.〔"Cotswold relinquishes HST set" ''The Railway Magazine'' issue 1266 October 2006 page 72〕 In 2005, Cotswold Rail purchased Advenza Freight, primarily for its safety case. This allowed it to operate freight services.〔"Heartland Rail prepares for re-launch" ''Railway Express'' issue 119 April 2006 page 27〕 In 2007, railtour promoter Steamy Affairs was purchased.〔"Cotswold Rail expands its portfolio with Steamy Affairs" ''Railway Express'' issue 131 April 2007 page 4〕 Following HM Revenue & Customs successfully applying to have Advenza Freight wound up over unpaid taxes in October 2009,〔"Gone for scrap: Advenza Freight calls in the receivers" ''Rail issue 629 21 October 2009 page 6〕〔"The taxman calls time on Advenza Freight" ''Railway Express'' issue 162 November 2009 page 6〕〔"Advenza goes out of business" ''The Railway Magazine'' issue 1304 December 2009 page 9〕 Cotswold Rail entered voluntary administration in January 2010.〔"Cotswold Rail goes into liquidation" ''Railway Express'' issue 165 February 2010 page 7〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cotswold Rail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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