GB Railfreight (GBRf) has secured a two-year contract with Imerys to transport china clay from local Cornish rail sites to Fowey Docks and Cliffe Vale in Staffordshire, reinforcing its commitment to growing rail freight in the South West of England. Kaolin, mined in Cornwall, is a critical raw material used in a wide range of […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
(Photo credit – DP World) GB Railfreight has agreed a new two-year contract extension with DP World to provide staff to prepare all freight trains departing from their London Gateway terminal. These staff provide a critical role in ensuring the safety and reliability of rail freight. Every year, more than 5,000 train services depart and […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has started a new intermodal service connecting Southampton to Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal in the West Midlands. This is the first time that GBRf has run an intermodal service from the UK’s second-largest deep sea port to the West Midlands. GBRf will be running five trains a week from Southampton to […]
