Topic: GB Rail Freight

New daily service between Southampton and Manchester

A new daily intermodal service between the UK cities of Southampton and Manchester was launched by GB Railfreight on Monday 2 September. In the southern port, the train departs from Solent Stevedores, while it calls...Read more

10-09-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

New service Port of Felixstowe-Doncaster

A new destination has been added to the range of intermodal rail connections available from the Port of Felixstowe. The new service, operated by GB Railfreight, links the UK’s largest container port with iPort Rail...Read more

22-05-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

The Flying Dustman. Photo: Train & Plane Hub

GB Railfreight to carry waste to Manchester and Leeds

Biffa, a UK-based integrated waste management company, has signed a strategic partnership with GB Railfreight to expand its rail hub network for the transportation of inactive waste. Biffa recently opened a transfer station in Manchester...Read more

01-04-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

GB Railfreight sell-off complete

The European freight sector just got a little more crowded with the sale of the UK’s third largest freight operator. In a deal eventually worth around 180 million Euros, EQT Infrastructure II has acquired GB Railfreight...Read more

28-11-2016|Comment|author: Simon Weedy