What does Wascosa’s wagon leasing deal say about UK rolling stock?
Lucerne-based Wascosa secured a major wagon leasing contract with Network Rail. The Swiss leasing company will supply 570 wagons to the UK infrastructure management agency. The order will be fulfilled by Greenbrier Europe, who have...Read more
Bridge works begin on key UK freight route
Network Rail, the UK infrastructure agency, is beginning a programme of works on the 144-year-old Ribblehead Viaduct, the key link on the Settle-Carlisle Line. The huge viaduct carries freight and passenger traffic through the north...Read more
Belgian clays to Scotland via Tunnel
Lineas and GB Railfreight have extended their teamwork for another year. From the west coast of Europe to the west coast of Scotland, a frequent bulk flow from Antwerp to Irvine is guaranteed into its...Read more
GB Railfreight renews management deal at London Gateway
The UK operator GB Railfreight has agreed an extension to its existing management contract for rail freight operations at the DP World owned London Gateway facility on the lower reaches of the River Thames north...Read more
UK rail freight copes with coronavirus
Since March the rail freight industry in the UK has been among the most appreciative of the key workers who have kept the country running during the lockdown and restrictions that have been imposed to combat...Read more
German ’66s set for GB Railfreight via Luxembourg
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
‘UK electrification needs more capacity for rail freight’
The planned electrification of the entire UK rail network will also need significant capacity enhancements if rail freight is to take full advantage. The sector is ready to make the switch from diesel to electric...Read more
GB Railfreight and tech startups among new HS2 contractors
Freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) and supplier Rail Stone Solutions (RSS) will deliver aggregates by rail to HS2’s main construction compound in the West Midlands. Here, the high-speed line consortium is building its Birmingham Curzon...Read more
Past and present: HS2 digs into history while supporting 22,000 engineering futures
HS2, the huge high-speed rail infrastructure project intended to reshape the UK rail network, is to feature on British TV in a series following the archaeological finds along the London to Birmingham high-speed route. Today marks...Read more
WH Davis tours customers around new ECOfret2 intermodal wagons
UK manufacturer WH Davis welcomed representatives from leasing company VTG and operators GB Railfreight to their manufacturing base in England and their production facilities at Langwith Junction, near Mansfield. The reason of their visit was...Read more
GBRf and Drax in new 5-year biomass contract
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and energy generation company Drax have agreed to extend their contract to transport supplies of sustainable biomass from UK ports to Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire until 2025. Drax supplies eleven...Read more
New Southampton to East Midlands intermodal from GB Railfreight
GB Railfreight has commenced a new daily intermodal service from Southampton to East Midlands Gateway, the recently opened terminal near Derby. The operation is in association with Solent Stevedores, the company operating rail terminal facilities...Read more
GB Railfreight locomotives to be maintained by DB Cargo UK
Two of Britain’s biggest freight operators have struck a deal that will see all ten of the Class 60 diesel locomotives operated by GB Railfreight come back home to their historic operator, DB Cargo UK....Read more
Greater capacity most important says UK industry
Rail freight professionals in the UK have overwhelmingly chosen increased network capacity as the primary factor required to enable sustainable growth in the sector. This was concluded in an online poll, conducted by corporate law...Read more
GB Railfreight to supply for building boom in London
GB Railfreight and Cemex have been in successful trials of new bulk flow from a Derbyshire quarry to serve projects in Crawley, near Gatwick Airport on the south side of London. Plans are in hand...Read more
GB Railfreight signs multi-million deal for lease of Ecofret2
GB Railfreight, currently the third-largest rail freight operator in the UK, has signed a new multi-million pound contract for the lease of an additional 52 Ecofret2 Intermodal wagons. The second generation multimodal career rake is...Read more