Transport Scotland’s new Scottish rail investment strategy should be good news for freight, according to the country’s leading association representing logistics, providing attention is given to how the rail industry can access the funding needed for growth. The Freight Transport Association (FTA), which speaks for the whole of the sector,… Read more »
GB Railfreight leads the sector on ERTMS installation
Last month (Wednesday 6th December 2017) GB Railfreight (GBRf), and the other Freight Operating Companies (FOCs), agreed a landmark partnership deal with Network Rail and Siemens leading to the introduction of the European Train Control Systems (ETCS) in the freight sector. This will enable the installation of European Rail Traffic… Read more »
GB Railfreight continues to invest in new rolling stock
On Tuesday 28th November GB Railfreight (GBRf) took delivery of the first of its brand new, purpose-built IIA hoppers, which will be used to transport sand on behalf of Sibelco from Middleton Towers in East Anglia to Barnby Dun, Monk Bretton and Goole in Yorkshire. Arriving at Whitemoor Yard in… Read more »
New Strategic Vision for Rail must protect freight, says FTA
The changes proposed in the Department for Transport’s Strategic Vision for Rail, must be done in a way that protects, and is seen to protect, the interests of rail freight, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA). The document published today (29th November) by the Department for Transport, outlines a… Read more »
New hoppers will allow GB Railfreight to carry one-third more biomass
Following the signing of the rail haulage contract Lynemouth Power Limited, GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced that it will be leasing 50 newly built, lidded biomass wagons from Nacco. These wagons will provide a more efficient service, with a payload of 70 tonnes instead of the current lidded hopper wagon’s… Read more »
Port of Felixstowe rail improvements receive go-ahead
The latest enhancements to Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe’s rail connections have been given the green light by the Secretary of State for Transport. The £60.4m scheme, jointly funded by Network Rail and Hutchison Ports, will allow up to 47 freight trains to run per day in each direction between… Read more »
GB Railfreight wins new contract with J Clubb
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s leading rail freight companies, has won a contract with J Clubb Ltd, the British-based aggregates and concrete company. The contract will see GBRf move ash from Cottam Power Stations in Nottinghamshire to the HH Celcon brick works in Borough Green, near Sevenoaks in… Read more »
Green light for major £60m upgrade to increase freight services
A £60.4m scheme to increase freight services and create a more reliable railway for passengers travelling between Ipswich and Felixstowe has been given the green light by the Secretary of State for Transport and the Port of Felixstowe. The project will see a second track installed between Trimley station and… Read more »
GB Railfreight and MSC extend their successful intermodal partnership
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 »
