GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced it has won a three-year contract extension with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), running container services out of the Port of Felixstowe. GBRf first began their relationship with MSC in 2002, as the first and only remaining customer of the Port of Felixstowe who contracts dedicated… Read more »
GBRF signs contract to test Hitachi electric trains
GB Railfreight, one of the UK’s largest rail freight operators, has won a contract with Hitachi Rail Europe to test their newly built electric intercity trains on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). Testing of Hitachi’s electric trains begins in Spring 2017. Since September 2013 the companies have worked together… Read more »
GB Railfreight showcases refurbished coal hoppers as part of a contract with Tarmac
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has converted 49 wagons to move aggregates from Tarmac quarries. The re-purposed coal hoppers, also known as Vulcan wagons, have been converted by removing the middle section to make them an appropriate length for aggregate use whilst retaining their 102-tonne maximum gross laden weight. An initial set… Read more »
Davies Turner jumps onboard with Express China Rail Service
Davies Turner, the UK’s leading independent freight forwarding company, says that three months after it introduced a fixed-day, weekly rail service for LCL cargoes to the UK from the Chinese rail terminals of Wuhan and Hefei, it is pleased with the response from the marketplace. The service is offered in… Read more »
DB Cargo UK and Outokumpu celebrate anniversary
DB Cargo UK and Outokumpu are celebrating working 40 years together after a contract renewal sealed their ongoing partnership. Three to four services will run each week from Sheffield to Immingham and one a week to Liverpool for the contract, with each train carrying around 1,300 tonnes of Stainless Steel…. Read more »
GB Railfreight wins new contract with B-Logistics
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading rail freight companies, has won a contract with B Logistics, the Belgian rail freight company, to move kaolin between Belgium and Scotland. The contract, which started on 3rd January 2017 for 12 months, will see GBRf transport china clay slurry from Antwerp to… Read more »
FTA tells Government ‘Don’t forget freight in rail reforms’
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has responded with caution to today’s Government announcement of changes to the structure of the rail network, which Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says will create a joined-up team approach with train operators. The changes bring closer integration of passenger train franchises and infrastructure delivery and consider the possibility for future… Read more »
GB Railfreight announces two-year deal with Puma Energy
GB Railfreight (GBRf), the third largest rail freight operator in the UK, today announced it has signed two-year deal with extension options with global energy company Puma Energy to run fuels services from Interterminals, Immingham East. From December GBRf will be providing a hook and haul service going to Bedworth,… Read more »
FTA says Government must ensure HS2 delivers on freight
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says freight will only benefit from rail capacity released by HS2 if the Government ensures it doesn’t have to compete with passenger operators through the existing train path bidding process. The Government’s preferred route for Phase 2 of HS2 from Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds was unveiled today. The announcement says new HS2 trains… Read more »
EQT Infrastructure II completes acquisition of GB Railfreight
EQT Infrastructure II (“EQT Infrastructure” or “EQT”), through an indirectly owned company within the Hector Rail group (“Hector Rail Group” or “Hector Rail”), has completed its acquisition of GB Railfreight Limited (“GB Railfreight” or the “Company”) from Groupe Eurotunnel SE (“Groupe Eurotunnel”). Founded in 1999 by the current CEO John… Read more »
