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
GB Railfreight: rail regulator’s consultation ‘lacks understanding’
GB Railfreight (GBRf) says it has ‘diminished confidence’ in the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) over its consultation on charges to recover fixed network costs. The rail freight operator says it ‘objects strongly’ to the increase...Read more
GBRf delivers Christmas cheer with new deep-sea port deal
Christmas cheer will be in abundance earlier than usual at GB Railfreight after the UK operator landed a major new deep-sea port deal. Its first intermodal service from Solent Stevedores terminal at the Port of...Read more
New hoppers boost GBRf’s biomass operations
GB Railfreight is set to strengthen its fleet after announcing it is to lease 50 newly-built lidded biomass wagons from Nacco, offering a payload of 70 tonnes instead of the current lidded hopper capacity of...Read more
Royal Navy ship honoured by GB Railfreight
The Royal Navy has become the latest of the UK’s defence forces to have one of the UK’s biggest rail freight operators, GB Railfreight (GBRf), name one of its locomotives in its honour. HMS Argyll, a...Read more
GB Railfreight names locomotive for Armed Forces Day
GB Railfreight has renamed one of its Class 66 locomotives ‘Royal Corps of Signals’, honouring one of the UK’s military regiments to mark Armed Forces Day in the UK. The locomotive, which will fly the flag...Read more
GB Railfreight makes two key management promotions
GB Railfreight (GBRf) says two vastly experienced staff members promoted to new senior board roles on will make ‘significant contributions’ to their teams. Bob Tiller comes in as Engineering Director and Ian Langton as new...Read more
GB Railfreight to manage all London Gateway trains
All freight trains running in and out of the strategic DP World London Gateway Port are to be operated by GB Railfreight (GBRf) under a new agreement. The three-year deal means a significant expansion of...Read more
GBRf extends MSC port deal, as it unveils management additions
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has secured a three-year contract extension with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) for rail freight container services out of the Port of Felixstowe. It means nearly 100 platforms will be operated daily by...Read more
Minerals train boosts future UK rail freight diversity
The first freight train carrying construction materials for Sirius Minerals’ new 2.4 billion Pounds polyhalite minerals mine and tunnel project in the north east of England has arrived, further boosting confidence in the future diversity...Read moreCloud software aids GBRf safety management
GB Railfreight (GBRf) is to implement Ideagen’s Coruson as its cloud-based, safety and compliance management system throughout its operations. It also directly links to a safety management intelligence system (SMIS) database – a new nationwide...Read more
GB Railfreight revamps coal hoppers for Tarmac
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has converted dozens of traditional ‘coal hopper’ rail freight cars to move construction aggregate from quarries operated by Tarmac in the UK. Also known as Vulcan wagons, they have had the middle...Read more
GBRf to test new Hitachi’s new electric trains
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has won a contract with Hitachi Rail Europe to test their newly-built electric intercity trains on the UK’s East Coast Main Line (ECML). GBRf will provide train crew for all aspects of...Read more