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GB Railfreight are playing our part in supporting the UK’s COVID-19 response by helping to keep essential services running across the country with our staff being designated ‘Key Worker’ status in the UK’s ongoing emergency.

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Efficient transport for Britain’s critical industries.
The story of rail freight since privatisation is one of great success and no company in the industry embodies that more than GB Railfreight.

GBRf’s team of 900 people operate over 1,400 trainloads a week, moving 22% of Britain’s rail freight with 99% reliability. GBRf’s Train Managers are in charge of our fleet of 149 locomotives and over 1,400 wagons, transporting goods for customers including Drax, Network Rail, EDF Energy, MSC UK, Aggregate Industries, Crossrail and Tarmac.

GBRf’s specialist teams design transport answers for companies working in intermodal, biomass, infrastructure, petrochemical, construction and coal.

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Trainloads a Week

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Our Services

Intermodal

GB Railfreight provides efficient and timely containerised freight services across the UK with an unmatched and strategically positioned network of rail terminals that deliver Pan-European operations and management services including lifting, handling and storage.

Energy Generation

GB Railfreight provides efficient and timely coal, biomass, gypsum, clinker and petrochemicals haulage services across the UK.

Infrastructure

GBRf’s extensive and flexible infrastructure services have made the company a key player in delivering Britain’s infrastructure projects.

Providing supply chain for rail infrastructure work for Network Rail and Crossrail, as well as the forthcoming HS2 project.

Construction Materials

GB Railfreight hauls raw materials and finished goods including gypsum, aggregates, limestone, and iron ore, giving its customers an attractive and viable alternative in the construction materials’ haulage market.

Waste Materials

Through the development of railheads in Manchester, Leeds and London, GBRf moves circa 500 thousand tonnes of construction waste to treatment centres and landfill sites across the UK in partnership with FCC Environment, Biffa and Walsh.

Rail Services

GBRf have the capability to provide all aspects of ‘Rail Services’ delivery. From the movement of trains from service to Workshops for overhaul, refresh or modification, to storage, testing, commissioning and delivery of brand new vehicles to their new operators.

There is also an ability to operate passenger services, including special trains for enthusiasts, corporate events and VIPs.

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Avatar GB Railfreight @gbrailfreight ·

July 6, 2022

We're proud to have named a loco after Gail Richardson, who has been fully dedicated to her role and always gone the extra mile since becoming part of the GBRf family. Gail has been with us since 2017 and is a Production Assistant.

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Avatar GB Railfreight @gbrailfreight ·

July 6, 2022

We're proud to have named a loco after Julie Garn, who leads our intermodal business which has delivered year on year growth since we ran our first service in 2002. Julie is a brilliant leader and an inspiration to so many at the company.