GB Railfreight (GBRf) is delighted to announce Tarmac has renewed its contract for five years from January 2020 to 31 December 2025, for the transportation of aggregate materials. The contract will include the supply of hopper and box wagons from GBRf This is an extension to the current contract which… Read more »
Passengers and freight to benefit from 21st century signalling upgrade in Manchester
Tens of millions of pounds is being invested into Manchester’s railway signalling system to improve journeys for passengers and freight. Equipment which is nearly 40 years old will be replaced as part of the Great North Rail Project. The £36m work by Network Rail will install the latest digital technology… Read more »
London Thamesport receives first train for Tideway East
The first train has arrived at Hutchison Ports London Thamesport with primary tunnel precast rings for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project in London. The Thames Tideway ‘Super Sewer’ will upgrade London’s current sewer network to cope with demands well into the 22nd century and reconnect the city with the iconic… Read more »
GB Railfreight and Drax extend rail contract to transport biomass until 2025
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Drax have agreed to extend their contract to transport supplies of sustainable biomass from UK ports to Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire until 2025. Teams at GBRf have worked closely with Drax for the past decade to maintain the supplies of sustainable biomass needed for… Read more »
GB Railfreight announce deal with DB Cargo for Class 60 maintenance
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced a new three-year deal with fellow rail freight company DB Cargo UK to undertake the maintenance of ten Class 60 locomotives as well as providing technical in-field support. The agreement will see GBRf’s engineering team work closely with DB Cargo UK to drive locomotive performance… Read more »
GB Railfreight unveils new sidings at Peterborough
GB Railfreight (GBRf) is set to start operations at its new intermodal sidings at Peterborough. The investment provides GBRf with much needed track capacity – which will be doubled – in order to facilitate the business’ growing intermodal sector. This is the first of four phases of works to… Read more »
GB Railfreight and CEMEX unveil new service from Dove Holes to Crawley
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and global building materials supplier CEMEX have unveiled a new service from Dove Holes Quarry, Buxton to Crawley. This was the first train that has been operated by GBRf on the route to Crawley with products being conveyed on cut and shut aggregate hoppers that have been… Read more »
GB Railfreight thanks Capt. Tom Moore for his NHS fundraising with loco naming
GB Railfreight, one of the UK’s leading rail freight operators, has thanked Captain Tom Moore for his fundraising efforts for the NHS with a birthday surprise – a freight locomotive named in his honour. A 129-tonne, Class 66 freight locomotive, will be named ‘Captain Tom Moore’, with the added inscription… Read more »
GB Railfreight unveils new locomotive to thank our NHS heroes
Leading UK rail freight operator, GB Railfreight and their industry partner Porterbrook have unveiled a specially repainted freight locomotive painted with the blue and white colours of the National Health Service. The unveiling was timed to be part of the weekly celebrations to thank frontline workers in our health and… Read more »
GB Railfreight and Drax helping to ‘keep the lights on’ during Covid-19 crisis
TEAMS at GB Railfreight (GBRf) are continuing to work closely with Drax to maintain supplies of the sustainable biomass needed for the UK’s largest power station to generate electricity needed by millions of homes and business during the Covid-19 crisis. Severe storms and flooding in the area near Drax in… Read more »
