Cotswold Rail[1] was an English company, based in Gloucester, which arranged the spot-hire of shunting and mainline locomotives.

From June 2002 until June 2009, it provided Class 47s for Anglia Railways (and its successor National Express East Anglia), as rescue locomotives, and to haul Mark 2 sets on summer Saturday services from Norwich to Great Yarmouth.

[4][5] In 2004, Cotswold Rail leased 12 former Virgin Trains Mark 3 carriages from Rolling stock company Porterbrook.

[8] A fleet of ten locomotives was planned, for spot-hire work, charter operations, and a new intermodal freight flow.

[12] As a result of HM Revenue & Customs successfully applying in October 2009 to have Advenza Freight wound up over unpaid taxes,[13][14][15] Cotswold Rail entered voluntary administration in January 2010.