From 18 September 2021, a new cross-Channel freight service will be open to all transporters, using an unaccompanied mode through the Channel Tunnel. The service will benefit from Getlink’s unique customs expertise for the passage through the border The crossing will be managed by Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Freight and… Read more »
GB Railfreight rebrands locomotive to raise awareness of prostate cancer, in partnership with Prostate Cancer UK and the League Managers Association
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has today unveiled a newly named Class 66 locomotive in honour of its partnership with Prostate Cancer UK, GBRf’s chosen charity, and the League Managers Association (LMA), GBRf’s corporate partner. Revealed at Victoria Station in London, the locomotive has been named “League Managers Association” and painted in… Read more »
GB Railfreight complete £1.5 million upgrade to Eastleigh and Bescot LDCs for Network Rail
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has completed two major upgrade projects funded by Network Rail worth over £1.5 million, aimed at improving vital Local Distribution Centres (LDCs) in Eastleigh and Bescot. Both LDC’s act as a focal point for the shunting, marshalling and preparation of trains needed to support vital engineering works… Read more »
Network Rail boost reliability of vital freight line with essential repairs to Aire Bridge, North Yorkshire
Network Rail has begun essential work on a £2.1million project to repair Aire Bridge in North Yorkshire. The track over the bridge is used exclusively by freight services travelling to and from Drax Power Station, which supplies around 11 percent of the UK’s renewable electricity, and needs to be replaced… Read more »
Sustainability specialist wins funding for leading freight decarbonisation project
A specialist sustainability business has been awarded a major government-backed grant to cut rail freight diesel usage. Clean Air Power, from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, was one of the winners of the latest First of a Kind (FOAK) competition, which is funded by the Department for Transport in partnership… Read more »
DP World’s UK Port and Logistics Hub customers are first to benefit from Freightliner’s new 775-metre long trains
DP WORLD in the UK today announces that its two deep-water ports at Southampton and London Gateway have become the first in the country capable of handling Freightliner’s new 775 metre intermodal container trains – further cementing the critical role of the smart logistics hubs in Britain’s international supply chain…. Read more »
PD Ports boosts Scottish rail freight service to support customer demand
PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport, the fifth largest port in the UK and the only major port in England to handle more exports than imports, has expanded its rail freight network to include a new connection at Elderslie, West Central Scotland. This route is an extension of… Read more »
GB Railfreight open new Peterborough office to kickstart next chapter
GB Railfreight officially opened their new office this week, in a move marking the next phase for the ever-growing transport company. The official opening marks a new chapter in the story of GBRf. Founded in 1999, the 22-year-old company has been going from strength to strength in recent years, even… Read more »
GB Railfreight receives new wagons from VTG as it looks to expand its intermodal business
GB Railfreight officially received the delivery of its first operational Ecofret2® triple-container flat wagon sets from VTG Rail, which will be used to support GBRf’s growing demand for intermodal services. The wagons arrived at GBRf’s new headquarters in Peterborough following successful prototype testing and approvals. The Ecofret2® is the… Read more »
Major boost for freight by rail as Southampton upgrade is completed
A major upgrade to transport more freight by rail to and from Southampton is complete. On Friday 19 February engineers finished a series of improvements on the lines used by freight trains between Southampton Central and Redbridge, unlocking more capacity at the country’s second busiest container port. Freight services between… Read more »
