 :ews redirects here. for other uses, see ews (disambiguation)  db schenker rail (uk), before 2009 known as english welsh & scottish railway (ews), is a british rail freight company headquartered in doncaster, england. the company was founded in 1995 as north and south railways, acquiring five of the six freight companies sold during the privatisation of british rail,the sixth rail freight company created during privatisation, freightliner, was privatised through a management buyout. becoming the uk market leader in rail freight transportation. in november 2007, ews was sold to deutsche bahn, and in january 2009 rebranded as db schenker. ==history== ===background=== in 1988, british rail's (br) freig
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