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International transport and logistics company
DB Cargo (German pronunciation: [deːbeː ˈkaʁɡo]; previously known as Railion and DB Schenker Rail) is an international transport and logistics company
DB_Cargo
British rail freight operator
DB Cargo UK (formerly DB Schenker Rail UK and English, Welsh & Scottish Railway) is a British rail freight company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered
DB_Cargo_UK
State-owned national railway company of Germany
2022, DB transported 222 million tons of cargo. The group is divided into several companies, including DB Fernverkehr (long-distance passenger), DB Regio
Deutsche_Bahn
Class of diesel electric locomotives
DCRail acquired four locomotives from DB Cargo; 60 028, 029, 046, 055. These have been overhauled by DB Cargo at Toton TMD with 60 046 the first to enter
British_Rail_Class_60
Class of diesel-electric locomotives
fifteen-year contract, ownership of the locomotives was transferred to DB Cargo UK. The bodyshell is a monocoque load-bearing Alstom design, the bogies
British_Rail_Class_67
British class of electric locomotives
replaced by diesel power. DB stated that they were working towards the sale/disposal of their Class 90 fleet. In September 2023, DB Cargo published a list of
British_Rail_Class_90
German logistics company
rail cargo. In 2010, DB Schenker opened a major new intermodal transport hub in Salzburg. Since 2016, the UK operation has operated under the DB Cargo UK
DB_Schenker
Class of diesel electric locomotives
RETB-fitted branchlines. A few DB Cargo UK Class 66s are now working in Europe as part of DB Cargo France and DB Cargo Polska. After Freightliner sold
British_Rail_Class_66
Polish rail freight operator
DB Cargo Polska (formerly DB Schenker Rail Polska and PCC Rail) is a Polish company operating mainly in rail freight transportation. It is presently owned
DB_Cargo_Polska
French rail freight operator
DB Cargo France is a French rail freight operator. It is presently a subsidiary of the German state-owned logistics company DB Cargo. DB Cargo France was
DB_Cargo_France
Series of electric or diesel-electric locomotives produced by Siemens
January 2022 "Siemens Mobility to deliver 50 dual-mode locomotives to DB Cargo and the DB Bahnbau Group", mobility.siemens.com, 18 January 2022 "Framework
Vectron_(locomotive)
British class of electric locomotives
Locomotives of this type are operated by GB Railfreight/Europorte 2 and DB Cargo UK. In France, a number were also owned and operated by SNCF; these were
British_Rail_Class_92
Two related classes of German electric locomotives
1990s. The Class 145 is the freight version for DB Cargo; the Class 146 is the passenger version for DB Regio. Additional freight machines were built for
DBAG_Class_145_and_146
High-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel
fleet of 29 Class 395 passenger trains reach speeds of 225 km/h (140 mph). DB Cargo UK run freight services on High Speed 1 using adapted Class 92 locomotives
High_Speed_1
German railway executive
2015, Wilder was appointed chief executive officer of DB Schenker Rail AG (later renamed DB Cargo), taking charge of Deutsche Bahn's European rail freight
Jürgen_Wilder
Electric locomotive type
DB-Klassiker" [Lots of work for DB classics]. Lok Magazin (in German). Vol. 5/2019, no. 452. Geramond Verlag. pp. 98–101. ISSN 0458-1822. "DB Cargo/Railpool:
DB_Class_151
Trains used in Great Britain
27 Marsden 2019, pp. 34–37 Marsden 2019, p. 39 Marsden 2019, pp. 42–43 "DB Cargo sells 25 Class 66s to Romanian operator". Modern Railways. Vol. 83, no
British_railway_rolling_stock
Special train owned by DB Cargo UK
The DB Cargo Company Train (formerly the DB Schenker Company Train and the EWS Company Train) is a special train operated in the United Kingdom by freight
DB_Cargo_Company_Train
DB Cargo and the sub-class Class 215.9 were altered for use on the SyltShuttle. The locomotives of Class 215 were a longer version of the original DB
DB_Class_215
Principal Dutch passenger railway operator
ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003. Freight operator NS Cargo merged with DB Cargo in 2000. NS runs 4,800 scheduled domestic trains a day, serving
Nederlandse_Spoorwegen
Class of diesel electric locomotives
Rail traffic and modified to work in Germany in a joint operation with DB Cargo. ARC Southern ordered four locomotives in 1987. Construction started in
British_Rail_Class_59
West Coast Caledonian Sleeper Chiltern Railways Colas Rail CrossCountry DB Cargo UK DCRail Direct Rail Services East Midlands Railway Elizabeth line Freightliner
List_of_European_railways
2019 Danish rail accident with eight deaths
the western end of the bridge. Meanwhile, a freight train operated by DB Cargo with a crew of one, loaded with semi-trailers carrying crates of empty
Great Belt Bridge rail accident
Great_Belt_Bridge_rail_accident
British control car
Northampton services. EWS purchased DVT 82146 to operate as part of its DB Cargo Company Train that was launched in December 2004. In January 2008, DVT
Driving_Van_Trailer
Rail freight company in the United Kingdom
companies that emerged in the British market during the 1990s, such as DB Cargo UK and Freightliner, GB Railfreight was not formed from any element of
GB_Railfreight
Family of locomotives manufactured by Alstom, originally by Bombardier
locomotives for DB's long-distance business area DB Fernverkehr, the DB Class 101, while AEG was to supply DB's freight business area DB Cargo with eighty
Alstom_Traxx
Class of 50 Co′Co′ 3300 hp diesel-electric locomotives
"Battlefield transfer for ex-DB '58s'". PressReader. Retrieved 13 December 2017. Rail (UK) (4 June 2016). "Raxstar scraps former DB Cargo Class 58". PressReader
British_Rail_Class_58
Rail accident in South Holland, Netherlands
hospitalized. At 03:25 CEST (01:25 UTC), a freight train, operated by DB Cargo and hauled by DBAG Class 189 locomotive number 189 054, collided with a
2023_Voorschoten_train_crash
Co-Co diesel locomotive
locomotives built for Euro Cargo Rail in France with roof-mounted air conditioning are classed Class 77. In Germany ECR units operated for DB Schenker were numbered
EMD_Class_66
Rail freight and logistics company
second largest freight operating company in the country by revenue, behind DB Cargo UK. It had also expanded its operations into various other countries, including
Freightliner_Group
British railway locomotive
for more freight trains on the national network. On 10 February 2026, DB Cargo trialled a Class 93 locomotive on an intermodal working from Seaforth to
British_Rail_Class_93
A total of 150 units of this class were produced. Many transferred to DB Cargo, and now are numbered as DBAG Class 225. As the heating of passenger cars
DB_V_160_family
Freight multiple unit
(maintenance of high speed lines). The CargoSprinter was developed in 1996 by Windhoff in association with freight operators DB Cargo and Fraport. The concept was
Windhoff_CargoSprinter
Undersea rail tunnel linking France to the UK
requirements were dropped and DB received permission to run German Intercity-Express (ICE) test trains through the tunnel. In June 2013 DB was granted access to
Channel_Tunnel
History and types of freight moved by rail in Great Britain
rebranded as DB Schenker along with Deutsche Bahn's Railion and DB Schenker divisions. In March 2016, DB Schenker was rebranded as DB Cargo throughout Europe
Rail_freight_in_Great_Britain
Royal train for the use of the British royal family and staff
Great Britain. It is owned by Network Rail, and maintained and operated by DB Cargo UK. The Royal Train comprises a dedicated set of claret-liveried sleeper
British_Royal_Train
250 hp 1,250 hp 700 hp 450 hp In 2026, 25 Class 66s were purchased from DB Cargo UK. After being overhauled and repainted at Toton TMD, they will be progressively
Grup_Feroviar_Român
Locomotive class
The DB Class V90 (after 1968 the DB Class 290) locomotive is a German diesel-hydraulic locomotive for shunting and freight hauling. The DB Class V90 locomotives
DB_Class_V_90
of private and public rail operators. These include: DB Cargo Polska Freightliner PL PKP Cargo PKP LHS Orlen Kolej CTL Logistics Belarus : break-of-gauge
Rail_transport_in_Poland
Swedish rail cargo company
Changes included the subcontracting of its Denmark Direct service to DB Cargo Scandinavia for increased capacity, while the Italy Direct and Austria
Green_Cargo
British rail freight operator
into a new company English Welsh & Scottish Railway. It is now part of DB Cargo. Loadhaul was created in 1994, along with Transrail and Mainline as part
Loadhaul
Proposed park and greenway in London, England
and Kings Cross would be more cost-effective. The scheme was opposed by DB Cargo, GB Railfreight and Freightliner freight operators. In response, Network
Camden_Highline
German electric locomotive class
The DR Class 252 (after 1992: DB 156) was the last new development of an electric locomotive for the Deutsche Reichsbahn. It was intended as a supplement
DR_Class_252
British bulk mail carrying electric train
81. Werner, H.-G., ed. (November 2017). DB Cargo UK Class 325 EMU – Royal Mail (PDF). Doncaster: DB Cargo UK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24
British_Rail_Class_325
Railway traction maintenance depot in Cheshire, England
electric and diesel-electric locomotives; it is operated currently by DB Cargo UK. The depot is situated to the north-west of Crewe railway station on
Crewe_Electric_TMD
Largest rail depot in the United Kingdom
the privatisation of the UK rail network, Toton TMD has been operated by DB Cargo UK. As at 2021, it is home to the Class 60 and Class 66 diesel locomotives
Toton_TMD
City in South Yorkshire, England
are important road-rail intermodal terminals. The rail freight company DB Cargo UK has its headquarters in Doncaster. Also nearby is one of the two National
Doncaster
Diesel-hydraulic locomotives
After passenger work for many of the DB Class 215 disappeared, DB Regio transferred 68 locomotives to DB Cargo (later Railion) for freight work. From
DBAG_Class_225
Railway depot in Cornwall, England
of the Great Western Railway. The current depot operator (in 2016) is DB Cargo and the depot TOPS code is BZ. St Blazey engine shed dates from the opening
St_Blazey_engine_shed
6400 Class: A locomotive used for both shunting and pulling trains by DB Cargo. Some are permitted to operate in Belgium (called "Vlaamse Reuzen") and
List of trains in the Netherlands
List_of_trains_in_the_Netherlands
Cargo operators include: DB Cargo ACTS ERS Railways HSL Logistik RAIL4CHEM Vy (current) (State owned) Bane NOR (infrastructure) (State owned) CargoNet
List_of_railway_companies
anniversary". DB Cargo. 6 June 2023. "Transfesa UK Limited: Company number 01083176". Companies House. Retrieved 12 February 2024. "DB takes over EWS
Transfesa
German Bo-Bo electric locomotive
The DB Class 101 is a class of three-phase electric locomotives built by Adtranz and operated by DB Fernverkehr in Germany. 145 locomotives were built
DB_Class_101
grown from one initial operator (Freightliner), to four main operators, DB Cargo, Direct Rail Services and GB Railfreight, although other entrants have
Intermodal railfreight in Great Britain
Intermodal_railfreight_in_Great_Britain
Location for freight from the Channel Tunnel
to Maritime Intermodal from 1 October 2021. The facility is operated by DB Cargo UK. It is used for the transfer of freight from rail to road and vice versa
Mossend_EuroTerminal
In November 1994, Deutsche Bahn chose AEG to supply DB's freight business area DB Cargo (today DB Schenker Rail) with eighty locomotives for medium-weight
DBAG_Class_128
Principal railway route in Great Britain
engineering works prevent it from using its normal train path on the WCML. DB Cargo UK, Direct Rail Services, Freightliner and GB Railfreight operate freight
East_Coast_Main_Line
Diesel-hydraulic locomotives class
The DB Class 218 (before 1968 the DB Class V 164) are a class of 4-axle, diesel-hydraulic locomotives acquired by the Deutsche Bundesbahn for use on main
DB_Class_218
English railway company
it introduced a yellow, white and black livery. In 2019, HNRC purchased DB Cargo UK's Worksop depot. As at October 2019, this was being used to store withdrawn
Harry_Needle_Railroad_Company
main goods operating companies in the UK, the largest of which is DB Cargo UK (formerly DB Schenker, formerly English Welsh & Scottish (EWS)). There are also
Rail transport in Great Britain
Rail_transport_in_Great_Britain
Diesel–electric shunting locomotives
were equipped for multiple operation at Toton TMD and repainted in Euro Cargo Rail livery before being sent to France in April 2009. As the standard general-purpose
British_Rail_Class_08
1997 high-speed rail crash near London
The Southall rail crash occurred on 19 September 1997, on the Great Western Main Line at Southall, West London. An InterCity 125 high speed passenger train
Southall_rail_crash
Railway line in Scotland
electric loco at Edinburgh) 125 200 Alstom 1999-2000 2006-2016, 2023- DB Cargo UK Class 73/9 90 145 British Railways Eastleigh Works 1962 English Electric
West_Highland_Line
2025 railway exhibition in Derby, England
Westbury PSB 1984-2024 ‒ Freightliner Class 66: 66004 ‒ DB Cargo UK 66200 The Jeremy Vine Show ‒ DB Cargo UK (Named during the weekend) 66301 ‒ GB Railfreight
Greatest_Gathering
maintenance depot situated in Carlisle, England. The depot was formerly owned by DB Cargo UK, and was reopened by Locomotive Services Limited in 2023. The depot
Carlisle_Upperby_TMD
Jernbaner NJ – Nordjyske Jernbaner SJ AB (formerly Statens Järnvägar) DB Cargo As part of ongoing plans for high-speed rail in Denmark, new corridors
Rail_transport_in_Denmark
Railway vehicles for sorting and transporting mail
2009, the contract for these mail trains was transferred to EWS's successor DB Schenker Rail. For flexibility, Royal Mail had preserved rail access to its
Travelling_Post_Office
Class of diesel locomotives
trains through the Channel Tunnel and as rescue locomotives. In 2005, Euro Cargo Rail (ECR) was formed as a freight operator in France by English, Welsh
British_Rail_Class_21_(MaK)
Country in Northern Europe
motorway. The main railway operator is DSB for passenger services and DB Cargo for freight trains. The railway tracks are maintained by Banedanmark. The
Denmark
Rail freight transport company
59103, 59104 6 59201, 59202, 59203, 59204, 59205, 59206 Acquired from DB Cargo UK in 2019.[citation needed] 66 1999-2008 7 66413, 66414, 66415, 66416
Heavy_Haul_Rail
Topics referred to by the same term
EWS may refer to: DB Cargo UK, a British rail freight company that formerly traded as EWS East-West Seed, vegetable seed company East Woods School, in
EWS
Traction maintenance depot in Battersea, London
Depot. The depot currently operates as two separate facilities by both DB Cargo UK and Govia Thameslink Railway. Under British Railways the depot had the
Stewarts_Lane
subsidiaries) and DB Cargo. DB mostly offers state-funded regional services, but some companies offer long-distance services as well. In 2016, DB had a share of
Rail_transport_in_Germany
Intermodal transport system
four weekly roundtrips and is hauled by DB Cargo France (formerly Euro Cargo Rail). Since April 2026, CargoBeamer is operating four weekly roundtrips
CargoBeamer
yard in Bescot, a suburb of Walsall in the West Midlands, operated by DB Cargo UK. The yard is the major freight yard of the region, handling all of the
Bescot_Yard
Train that loads and unloads its cargo while moving
MGR, is a block train of hopper wagons which both loads and unloads its cargo while moving. In the United Kingdom, in the era of coal-fired generation
Merry-go-round_train
German electric locomotive class
Deutsche Bahn was restructured, the engines were assigned to DB Cargo (later Railion, now DB Schenker Rail) for freight services. Since 1998, some locomotives
DR_Class_250
Railway line in Scotland
Edinburgh) Alstom Valencia 1999–2000 2023– DB Cargo UK Replaced Class 73/9 when their lease from DB Cargo UK Expired. Mark 5 Passenger Coach Lounge car
Highland_Main_Line
Danish railways electric locomotive
business of DSB. Between 2007 and 2010 some units were transferred to DB Cargo Bulgaria [de] for freight service in Bulgaria. As of 2017, only five units
DSB_Class_EA
British businessman (1936–2018)
and now owned by YouTuber Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels, EWS's 60008 and DB Cargo UK's 90028. McAlpine's first wife Jill Benton Jones, whom he married on
Sir William McAlpine, 6th Baronet
Sir_William_McAlpine,_6th_Baronet
Sector of British Rail
Rail Express Systems (RES) was a sector of British Rail. This sector was responsible for transport of mail and parcels, including the travelling post office
Rail_Express_Systems
British rail freight operator
Mainline Freight was a trainload rail freight operator based in Islington, London, England with operations extending to Yorkshire in the north and Somerset
Mainline_Freight
Railway yard in the UK
Line, near the village of Higham, Kent and Shorne Marshes, operated by DB Cargo UK; formerly the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway. It is between Gravesend
Hoo_Junction
Road in Islington and the City of London, England
west, including the large semi-garden public square, Northampton Square. DB Cargo UK's headquarters is a building that is a merger of numbers, № 310. A shop
Goswell_Road
City in Cumbria, England
still operational and used by railfreight companies such as Colas Rail, DB Cargo UK, Freightliner and occasionally Direct Rail Services. Today, Carlisle
Carlisle
Standards for railway signalling
operational management requirements of payloads. Logistics companies like DB Cargo have the need to develop functional capabilities in the target scope of
European Rail Traffic Management System
European_Rail_Traffic_Management_System
Compass Tours Belmond Grand Hibernian Colas Rail DCRail Direct Rail Services DB Cargo UK (formerly English Welsh & Scottish Railway) Freightliner GB Railfreight
List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom
List_of_companies_operating_trains_in_the_United_Kingdom
Railway line connecting Glasgow and Edinburgh
CrossCountry and TransPennine Express with freight services operated by DB Cargo, Freightliner and Direct Rail Services. This line was opened by the Caledonian
Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line
Glasgow–Edinburgh_via_Carstairs_line
Sub-sector of British Rail
Railfreight Distribution was a sub-sector of British Rail, created by the division in 1987 of British Rail's previous Railfreight sector. It was responsible
Railfreight_Distribution
Rail Freight Company
OFP La Rochelle is a rail freight company; a joint venture between Euro Cargo Rail and the port of La Rochelle. The company began operations in October
OFP_La_Rochelle
Railway freight yard in Tyne and Wear, England
railway yard in Birtley, England, on the East Coast Main Line, operated by DB Cargo UK. The yard is the major freight yard of the North East, with the majority
Tyne_Yard
Private luxury train service
dining is included in every journey. The service is regularly hauled by DB Cargo UK's British Rail Class 67 locomotives, numbers 67021 and 67024, painted
Belmond_British_Pullman
Freight division of British Rail
1996 Shannon 2012, p. 13. Shannon, Paul (2012). EWS From Privatisation to DB. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 9780711035201. Wikimedia Commons has media related
Transrail_Freight
Regional rail operator in Silesian Voivodeship in Poland
Agglomeration Railway Freight CTL Logistics DB Cargo Polska Freightliner PL JSW Logistics Kolej Bałtycka Orlen Rail PKP Cargo PKP LHS Defunct Euronaft Trzebinia
Silesian_Railways
Rail operator in south eastern Poland
Agglomeration Railway Freight CTL Logistics DB Cargo Polska Freightliner PL JSW Logistics Kolej Bałtycka Orlen Rail PKP Cargo PKP LHS Defunct Euronaft Trzebinia
Subcarpathian Agglomeration Railway
Subcarpathian_Agglomeration_Railway
1963 robbery in Ledburn, England
Crewe station on 2 December 2014. In 2025, the name was transferred to DB Cargo locomotive 66126, following the withdrawal of the Class 90 in 2023. A road
Great_Train_Robbery_(1963)
Polish transportation subsidiary
Agglomeration Railway Freight CTL Logistics DB Cargo Polska Freightliner PL JSW Logistics Kolej Bałtycka Orlen Rail PKP Cargo PKP LHS Defunct Euronaft Trzebinia
PKP_Intercity
Railway company in Poland
Agglomeration Railway Freight CTL Logistics DB Cargo Polska Freightliner PL JSW Logistics Kolej Bałtycka Orlen Rail PKP Cargo PKP LHS Defunct Euronaft Trzebinia
Lesser_Poland_Railways
British freight train operator
locomotives from the freight operator DB Cargo UK. Prior to entering service, these were overhauled by DB Cargo at Toton TMD; 60046 was the first to enter
DCRail
Method of travel for circus troupes
dedicated trains, the necessary flatcars and boxcars were and are supplied by DB Cargo and its predecessor companies, or private car lessors - with the exception
Circus_train
DB CARGO
DB CARGO
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a sailor, from Middle Dutch hoey ‘cargo ship’.Northern Irish : variant of Howey 2 and Haughey.Scottish : habitational name from some unidentified minor place named Hoy, or from the Orkney island of Hoy, which was named in Old Norse as Háey, from há ‘high’ + ey ‘island’.Danish (Høy) : nickname for a tall person, from høj ‘high’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : unexplained; possibly a variant of Scottish and Irish Callan.French : metonymic occupational name for someone who owned or sailed a large cargo vessel, from a Picard or southern French variant of Old French chaland ‘large cargo vessel’.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Agder and Vestlandet named Kalland or Kaland, generally from Old Norse Kalfaland, a compound of kalfr ‘calf’ + land ‘(piece of) land’.
DB CARGO
DB CARGO
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beloved
Girl/Female
Arabic
Sweetheart; Beloved
Girl/Female
Indian
Ray of Moon
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Telugu
Goddess
Male
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin nobilis, NOBLE means "noble."
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew
Portion of the Lord; Gift from God; Abbreviation of Zebedee
Boy/Male
Muslim
Name of ibn-hanzalah
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lakshmika | லகà¯à®·à¯à®®à¯€à®•ாÂ
Lakshmi Devi
Female
Hindi/Indian
(जयनà¥à¤¤à¥€) Feminine form of Hindi Jayant, JAYANTI means "victorious."
DB CARGO
DB CARGO
DB CARGO
DB CARGO
DB CARGO
n.
The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril.
a.
Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
v. t.
To adjust, as a ship, by arranging the cargo, or disposing the weight of persons or goods, so equally on each side of the center and at each end, that she shall sit well on the water and sail well; as, to trim a ship, or a boat.
v. t.
To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve.
v. t.
To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast.
n.
The load, or cargo, of a ship.
pl.
of Cargo
n.
A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs.
n.
A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly.
n.
The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.
n.
One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.
v. t.
To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage.
n.
A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager, and romager.
n.
A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage.
a.
Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as, a seaworthy ship.
v. t.
To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel.
v. t.
To take the load from; to take out the cargo of; as, to unlade a ship or a wagon.
v. i.
To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted.
n.
A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier.