Europorte, the rail freight subsidiary of Getlink (formerly Eurotunnel), is modernising its fleet of Euro4000 locomotives by investing in ETCS (European Train Control System) rail signalling technology, a move designed to support the growth of...Read more
UK operator GB Railfreight has taken delivery of a new battery powered locomotive from British suppliers Clayton. The shunting locomotive has been delivered on a three-month trial from Beacon Rail Leasing. Designated Class 18 Hybrid+,...Read more
Lineas, Ermewa and Beacon rail have just launched a long-term partnership based on the sale-and-leaseback of rolling stock. The cooperation concerns the sale and long-term leasing of diesel locomotives and wagons and is considered a...Read more
WH Davis has outshopped the first 46 ‘megaboxes’ for their railway leasing customer Beacon Rail. The 75 cubic-meter capacity wagon is finished with GB Railfreight livery. The 75 cubic-metre capacity open wagons use recovered and...Read more
The only remaining freight wagon manufacturer in the UK, WH Davis, has secured what they describe as a major contract with Beacon Rail Leasing. The company will convert 46 former coal hopper wagons into brand...Read more
Leasing agent Beacon Rail has announced the transfer of five class 66 diesel locomotives to UK operator GB Railfreight. The first two locomotives have already been delivered to EMD Doncaster, where they will be converted...Read more
A name very much from the British engineering past shunts firmly into the future with a deal to supply hybrid motive power for multinational leasing company. Clayton Equipment, the only British independent heavy locomotive manufacturer,...Read more