GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading rail freight operators, has signed a new ten‑year agreement with Wabtec, a global rail technology company with extensive expertise in rolling stock maintenance and component services. The partnership will see maintenance of GBRf’s intermodal wagons carried out at the GBRf Peterborough Maintenance Hub. In a first for […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading rail freight operators and backed by Infracapital, has unveiled its new Class 99 locomotives at its Peterborough headquarters. The new fleet, which represents a £150 million investment from GBRf, will revolutionise Britain’s rail freight network. Representing a major leap forward for sustainable transport, these powerful new locomotives […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf), has announced that it will haul the Britannic Explorer, a new Belmond train and the first luxury sleeper service to journey across England and Wales. Under a new long-term partnership, GBRf will serve as the rail freight provider for the Britannic Explorer, which will offer three-day itineraries from London to Wales, Cornwall, and […]
GB Railfreight has successfully operated the first freight train into Horton Quarry in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, marking the first rail movement into the site since 1965. The Quarry, which is owned by Heidelberg Materials UK, has produced limestone and high-quality gritstone for road and runway surfacing since 1889. A newly constructed rail terminal within the […]
The first two Class 99 locomotives have arrived at the Port of Bristol, marking a pivotal milestone in the process to build and supply 30 bi-mode Co’Co’ locomotives to clients Beacon Rail and GB Railfreight. Their arrival in the UK represents a significant step forward in the project to deliver a 30-strong fleet of state-of-the […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf), the leading UK transporter of goods for businesses and consumers, has unveiled a special livery for one of its locomotives in collaboration with British Transport Police (BTP) at Waterloo Station. At the ceremony, GBRf’s CEO John Smith OBE and Assistant Chief Constable Sean O’Callaghan of BTP highlighted the impact that network disruption […]
GB Railfreight has introduced three new Zephir ‘LOK 16.300’ depot shunters into service at CELSA Steel UK in Cardiff. The shunters, which are owned by Porterbrook, are expected to reduce emissions by c.40% and will be used to move steel billets from an electric arc furnace to CELSA’s rolling mills where it will be used […]
This week, GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading transporters of consumer and business goods announced that its latest locomotive, the Class 99, will operate solely on electricity or renewable fuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil). The Class 99s are set to enter service in late 2025, marking a major milestone in sustainable […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the country’s leading rail freight providers is starting a daily service between the Port of Felixstowe and Daventry from Monday 11 November 2024. GBRf will be running five services every week from Felixstowe to Daventry, making this their 17th daily service from the Port and its 54th nationally. This new […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s largest transporters of consumer and business goods, will be unveiling its new hybrid Class 99 locomotive at InnoTrans in Berlin on Wednesday 25 September, signalling a significant leap forward in decarbonising the UK’s rail freight industry. The new Class 99s are expected to reduce emissions by up to […]
