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
GB Railfreight simulator and sidings developments
UK operator GB Railfreight has announced extra investment in its Cambridgeshire properties and facilities despite economic uncertainty. The investment package covers training for the future, and trading for the here and now.Read more
Gypsum contract renewed between GBRf and Etex
UK operator GB Railfreight, and their managing director John Smith, is celebrating a renewed contract with a construction industry manufacturer, which will see their partnership extend for another three years.Read more
UK first class delivery: are parcels about to return to sender?
With passenger stock lying idle and services reduced, there is capacity for some ideas to get a trial run on the British rail network. Could we be on the cusp of a parcels revival? A...Read more
Rubbish by rail wastes no time restarting
GB Railfreight has started moving construction waste generated by several major projects around London. The flows run from a dedicated terminal to a Home Counties landfill, taking around 60 trucks off the roads every day. If...Read more
Cemex UK pouring resources into rail
The aggregates conglomerate Cemex is looking to build on its relationship with rail in the UK. They have already upgraded facilities at their Derbyshire quarry, and their handling facility in Salford, Greater Manchester. There is...Read more
GBRf pitches for Scottish business
The head of a leading rail freight operator in Britain has made its case for more business in Scotland, which would grow the overall market and reduce rural road miles. John Smith, the founder and chief...Read more
Will HS2 get UK government’s green light?
The release of the latest HS2 collaboration on freight capacity for the UK network comes at the same time as intense speculation that the project in the UK will survive a review and get approval...Read moreGB Railfreight to haul cement for construction in London
GB Railfreight has entered another seven years of partnership with Hanson Cement. The British rail freight operator will carry the important commodity across the country to terminals at London King’s Cross, Avonmouth (Bristol) and Mossend...Read more
Freight trains fuel up London Heathrow
High octane deliveries by rail are now part of the daily flight plan at London Heathrow. The airport is sky high in all the vital aviation statistics, including passenger numbers and cargo handling, but it...Read more
New railway link connects Scotland to south of UK
A new railway service was launched between the UK port of Tilbury and Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port. The first train departed in northern direction on Friday 28 June. It is the first time that the...Read more
New rail freight line Port of Felixstowe – UK Midlands
A new intermodal rail freight service connecting the Port of Felixstowe with the Birch Coppice terminal in the Midlands has been launched by GB Railfreight. The first locomotive on the service left Birch Coppice at 14:14...Read more
Additional freight trains Eurotunnel in case of no-deal Brexit
Eurotunnel is preparing to handle additional freight train services and building a new terminal for unaccompanied trailers. In doing this, it is gearing up for a no-deal scenario of the Brexit. Eurotunnel is responsible for...Read more
Hector Rail appoints John Smith as CEO
John Smith, the MD and founder of GB Railfreight (GBRf) has been appointed as the new CEO of its parent company the Hector Rail Group. Hector Rail, an independent train haulage provider established in 2004, is...Read more
ETCS retrofit for UK freight fleet
A highly efficient UK rail freight network is a step closer with the signing of a new deal to upgrade the nation’s freight trains with European Train Control System (ETCS) onboard technology. ETCS ensures that trains...Read more
Felixstowe first UK port to carry one million TEU by rail in a year
The Port of Felixstowe on England’s east coast has become the first port in the UK to handle more than one million TEUs by rail in a single year. The millionth unit was unloaded onto...Read more