Talk:Red Star Parcels

Changed class to stub. The article has been inadequately researched: Red Star was created and owned by British Rail, but none of this was in the article. Pyrotec 20:53, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Explanation needed

What is the relevance of City Link? Did it have any connection with Red Star or was it one of the causes of Red Star's demise? Biscuittin (talk) 12:52, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

At this stage, I'm not sure whether there was any connection. The demise was a political decision. Pyrotec (talk) 19:07, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

There is information about the "political decisions" to dispose of Red Start in: Gourvish, Terry (2002). British Rail: 1974-97: From Integration to Privatisation. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926909-2; and Gourvish has a number of references that can be followed up. I should be able to add some more information, but it is likely to be November onwards, rather than October. Pyrotec (talk) 09:38, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Has Red Star been re-invented?

Doing a Google search, I found numerous Red Star parcels depots listed in business directories. Are these directories years out of date or has Red Star been re-invented? Biscuittin (talk) 19:18, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

A search at Webcheck [1] indicates that Red Star Parcels Ltd still exists (company number 03095533). Biscuittin (talk) 08:28, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Meanwhile, 10 years later, a search at Companies House reveals that this company is now called Swansea Burrows Railway Limited. Also, from personal knowledge, I know that the closest thing to 'Red Star Parcels' at Brighton Station is a Doddle shop, which is a separate company, despite signage for Red Star still being visible. In short, no. Ml242 (talk) 11:46, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Train photos

Maybe these are Red Star, I'm not sure:

• File:Parcels at Crewe - geograph.org.uk - 1249922.jpg
• File:Parcels at Peterborough - geograph.org.uk - 952870.jpg

--Trevj (talk) 12:25, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

No, those are Royal Mail, as you can see from the Royal Mail brading. DrHydeous (talk) 14:18, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Uk domestic only ++

In 1995 I was able to send a trunk via Red Star from my local UK station, Norwich, to Haslev in Denmark. The entire outward journey was dealt with by Red Star, much to the confusion of DSB - who did deliver it to Haslev station, but had no facility to send it back afterwards. 82.71.6.235 (talk) 13:27, 14 October 2024 (UTC)