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Cotswold Rail's livery adopted a silver livery, with red and blue bands. It named its locomotives after geographical features, such as
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wound up over unpaid taxes, Cotswold Rail entered voluntary administration in
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locomotives. From June 2002 until June 2009, it provided Class 47s for
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623:"Cotswold Rail secures Gloucester Horton Road for main depot".
538:"Cotswold Rail expands its portfolio with Steamy Affairs".
555:"Gone for scrap: Advenza Freight calls in the receivers".
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Pullman launch announcement, retrieved April 2008
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sets were leased. These were returned in August 2006.
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662:. The Blue Pullman Train Co. Ltd. Archived from
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241:In April 2005, the company acquired leased some
402:"47714 returns to the main line with Anglia".
368:"Cotswold Rail plans sale of all Class 141s".
332:In 2007, Cotswold Rail acquired rights to the
280:successfully applying in October 2009 to have
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874:Post-privatisation British railway companies
572:"The taxman calls time on Advenza Freight".
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561:. No. 629. 21 October 2009. p. 6.
442:. No. 1246. February 2005. p. 39.
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356:Companies House extract company no 4083559
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521:"Heartland Rail prepares for re-launch".
425:. No. 1300. August 2009. p. 75.
408:. No. 438. 26 June 2002. p. 58.
374:. No. 385. 14 June 2000. p. 66.
899:Railway companies disestablished in 2010
889:British companies disestablished in 2010
710:. No. 1272. April 2006. p. 91.
391:. No. 1204. August 2001. p. 9.
224:In 2004, Cotswold Rail leased 12 former
197:Cotswold Rail also purchased a fleet of
606:"Cotswold Rail goes into liquidation".
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209:), as rescue locomotives, and to haul
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894:British companies established in 2000
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419:"DRS launches Thunderbird contract".
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470:"Cotswold takes on five Class 87s".
16:English locomotive spot-hire company
748:British railway spot-hire companies
704:"Blue Pullman battle lines drawn".
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884:2010 disestablishments in England
649:The Blue Pullman Train Co Limited
504:"Cotswold relinquishes HST set".
358:Cotswold Rail Engineering Limited
269:In 2005, Cotswold Rail purchased
213:on summer Saturday services from
114:was an English company, based in
589:"Advenza goes out of business".
487:"Cotswold to take on HST sets".
879:2000 establishments in England
259:In September 2005, two former
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772:Harry Needle Railroad Company
436:"Cotswold takes on Mk3 set".
207:National Express East Anglia
174:Bristol Temple Meads station
777:Locomotive Services Limited
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828:Electric Traction Limited
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645:23 February 2015 at the
278:HM Revenue & Customs
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843:Ian Riley Engineering
787:Rail Operations Group
685:Cotswold Rail website
385:"New look Cotswold".
233:Rolling stock company
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707:The Railway Magazine
690:9 March 2009 at the
592:The Railway Magazine
507:The Railway Magazine
490:The Railway Magazine
473:The Railway Magazine
453:"Cotswold charter".
439:The Railway Magazine
422:The Railway Magazine
388:The Railway Magazine
246:electric locomotives
105:www.costwoldrail.com
75:Locomotive spot-hire
802:West Coast Railways
666:on 26 December 2008
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767:Europhoenix
256:) in 2006.
254:Porterbrook
236:Porterbrook
211:Mark 2 sets
868:Categories
344:References
250:intermodal
187:for sale.
182:Class 141
116:Gloucester
65:Gloucester
302:John Peel
298:Fosse Way
153:liveried
55:Dissolved
688:Archived
670:11 March
643:Archived
296:and the
294:Cam Peak
243:Class 87
199:Class 47
192:Class 08
135:Cam Peak
72:Services
853:RT Rail
833:FM Rail
811:Defunct
755:Current
338:FM Rail
215:Norwich
161:in 2005
122:History
102:Website
44:Defunct
36:Founded
762:DCRail
229:Mark 3
184:Pacers
81:Parent
316:Depot
288:Fleet
170:43070
155:47714
131:47316
672:2009
308:and
52:Fate
47:2010
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