GB Railfreight Make History with Class 66 to Oban Station
GB Railfreight Make History with Class 66 to Oban Station GB Railfreight made history on Thursday 12 September, when for the first time ever a Class 66 locomotive ran along the Oban branch in Scotland right to its terminus. The achievement was two years in the making....
GB Railfreight Celebrates Locomotion’s 15th Anniversary with Class 66 Naming
GB Railfreight Celebrates Locomotion’s 15th Anniversary with Class 66 Naming GB Railfreight are pleased to announce the naming of one of our Class 66 locomotives as part of the celebrations around the 15th anniversary of the opening of Locomotion, Shildon, on Saturday...
GB Railfreight Announce New Ownership
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...
GBRf Announce New Southampton to Manchester Intermodal Service
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...
GBRf honour long serving employees with loco naming
On Wednesday 14 August, GB Railfreight celebrated two long-serving and highly dedicated members of staff by naming Class 66 locomotives in their honour. The naming of ‘Maria’ and ‘Amanda’ took place during a special service from Doncaster, calling at Cleethropes for...
GB Railfreight Unveil New Brighton Pride Rainbow Locomotive
In celebration of this year’s Brighton Pride, GB Railfreight are delighted to announce the naming of a Class 66 locomotive held on the eve (2 August) of the Pride weekend festivities at Brighton Station. The special rainbow livered GB Railfreight locomotive – ‘Pride...
GBRf’s £2 Million Refurbished Class 92 to Enter Caledonian Sleeper Service
GB Railfreight are pleased to announce that Locomotive 92006 has re-entered service following a £2 million refurbishment at Wabtec’s Brush Traction facility in Loughborough. The Class 92 will be used on the Caledonian Sleeper route once it has completed testing....
GB Railfreight and Newell & Wright unveil new ‘Made in Sheffield’ Locomotive
(Photo credit: Richard Gennis) GB Railfreight and Newell & Wright are pleased to announce the naming of the new Class 66 locomotive at a dedicated naming ceremony held today (9 July) at DP World’s, London Gateway site, in Thurrock. The new locomotive, called ‘Made...
EVENING STANDARD: More rail freight can help London be greener
By John Smith, Managing Director of GB Railfreight When we think of London’s rail network, images of commuters packed tightly onto trains heading into the capital for the daily grind comes to mind. The well-worn route for millions of people is a reminder of the...
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...
