GB Railfreight Holds Recruitment Day for Military Service Leavers in Peterborough
On Wednesday 12 February, GB Railfreight, in partnership with the Ministry of Defence’s Career Transition Partnership (CTP), held their first recruitment day specifically for military service leavers at its newly opened locomotive simulator facility in Peterborough GB...
GB Railfreight delighted as HS2 receives green light
GB Railfreight has expressed its delight and relief that the high-speed line from London to Birmingham received the go-ahead this morning following the publication of the Oakervee Review. HS2, which was green-lighted in a statement to the House of Commons by the Prime...
GB Railfreight resumes services between Cricklewood and Calvert
GB Railfreight are thrilled to confirm that in December 2019 it resumed services from Cricklewood to Calvert. The rail freight operator is operating services five times a week between S Walsh and Sons waste transfer station, off Brent Terrace at Cricklewood, to FCC...
GB Railfreight joins calls for HS2 to be approved in open letter to PM
GB Railfreight is calling for the Government to approve the construction of HS2 and to focus on the long-term benefits the project will deliver to not just the North, but for the country and the economy as a whole. In an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris...
GB Railfreight Raise £184,517 for Charity
GB Railfreight are thrilled to announce that staff have raised £184,517 for Headway – the brain injury association, and Macmillan Cancer Support. Fundraising ran from January 2018 and ended in December 2019. Over the past decade, GBRf has raised hundreds of thousands...
GB Railfreight delighted to announce the return of its four-day ‘Charity Railtour’
GBRf Charity Railtours, the fundraising arm of GB Railfreight, is excited to announce that it will return in 2020 with another 4-day charity rail tour, the third such event since 2016. From 24 September to 27 September 2020 the organisation will be raising money for...
GB Railfreight calls on Government to follow through with ‘levelling up’ commitment and deliver HS2
With the future of HS2 to be decided next month, GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith is urging both Government and industry to focus on the long-term benefits the project will deliver to not just the North, but for a cross section of UK businesses. It has...
GB Railfreight Announce New Chairman
GB Railfreight is delighted to announce the appointment of James Cooper as Chairman. James commenced his new role on 29 November 2019. James has had a prestigious career spanning the infrastructure and financial services industries. Most recently James served as Chief...
GBRf celebrate longstanding employee with loco naming
GB Railfreight are thrilled to announce the naming of a loco after longstanding colleague Chris Hopcroft MBE on Thursday 5 December. Managing Director John Smith named a new Class 66 loco after Chris, with the ceremony taking place at Bristol Temple Meads...
GB Railfreight and Whitley Bay F.C. Under 8s Agree New Kit Deal
GB Railfreight are pleased to announce that they have recently sponsored Whitley Bay F.C. Juniors under 8s Juve who play in the Pin Point League, Keegan Division. The sponsorship means the team can now look the part and have enough strips for new members who will join...