Following uncertainty surrounding the review of HS2, FTA has called on government to secure the future of the high-speed railway and reassure businesses of its commitment to infrastructure investment moving forwards (15 November 2019). Alex Veitch, FTA’s Head of Multimodal Policy, commented: “FTA and its members are excited about the… Read more »
GBRf warns delaying HS2 decision threatens long term damage to infrastructure investment in the UK
John Smith, Managing Director of GB Railfreight is urging the next Government to prioritise a decision on the future of the scheme as soon as possible following the General Election on the 12 December. He warns about the impact of continuing delay and that the risk of cancellation poses a… Read more »
GB Railfreight and Hanson Cement sign seven year contract
GB Railfreight are delighted to announce a seven-year deal with Hanson Cement for rail freight services from Ketton cement works in Rutland and Ribblesdale cement works in Lancashire, to terminals at London King’s Cross, Avonmouth (Bristol) and Mossend (Glasgow). GB Railfreight will operate on average nine trains a week transporting… Read more »
Rail safety body voices concern over trains passing red signals
July saw 41 trains pass red signals, the highest number in a single calendar month since October 2007. In the last 12 months, 10 trains passed red signals and reached the ‘conflict point’, the position along the track at which a collision could theoretically take place. This is higher than… Read more »
GB Railfreight announce new ownership
GB Railfreight announced on Monday 23 September that EQT’s infrastructure portfolio company, Hector Rail Group, has sold the business to Infracapital – the unlisted infrastructure equity arm of M&GPrudential. Over the past three years under EQT’s tenure, GB Railfreight has grown considerably, expanding across the length and breadth of the… Read more »
Rails from Austria to smooth the way for British trains
Brexit and its attendant uncertainties are still casting a pall over economic relations between Great Britain and the rest of the EU. But despite that, companies still have to plan ahead. That is why British infrastructure operator Network Rail is currently preparing to bid out a multi-year contract for the… Read more »
GBRf announce new Southampton to Manchester intermodal service
GB Railfreight are delighted to announce the start (Monday 2 September) of another new intermodal service, this time from Solent Stevedores, Southampton, to Maritimes Terminal in Trafford, Manchester. This will be the third daily service GBRf offer from one of the UK’s leading deep-sea container ports. This new service marks… Read more »
Forth Ports introduces permanent rail service between Grangemouth and Tilbury
Forth Ports announced yesterday (6th August), in partnership with Direct Rail Services (DRS) and Eddie Stobart, that the rail service which provides a regular weekend link between the Port of Tilbury and the Port of Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port, is to be made permanent. Following a successful trial, the new… Read more »
Maritime Intermodal launches two new rail services from DP World London Gateway
Maritime Transport (Maritime) has launched two new dedicated rail services from DP World London Gateway to its rail terminals in Trafford Park and Wakefield, advancing its expansion into the intermodal market in response to rising customer demand. Commencing on 24th June, the two daily services hauled by DB Cargo UK… Read more »
Site reopening could boost rail’s role in Heathrow Expansion
GB Railfreight has assisted in the reopening of a rail site at Link Park Heathrow, just to the north of Heathrow Airport by taking part in a test run which has shown the recreated sidings as suitable for use for the transportation of aggregates to the site. The test run… Read more »
