GBRf Renew Sponsorship with Potteric Carr Nature Reserve
GB Railfreight are delighted to renew our sponsorship with Potteric Carr Nature Reserve for another year. Situated next to the GBRf Doncaster Office, Potteric Carr Nature Reserve give local wildlife a safe haven to survive and flourish. GBRf encourages people to visit...
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...
GB Railfreight’s John Smith Recognised with Lifetime Achievement Award
GB Railfreight’s John Smith Recognised with Lifetime Achievement Award John Smith, Managing Director of GB Railfreight was recognised last night for his dedication and service to the rail industry at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Technology (CILT) Annual...
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....