Topic: G&W

Freightliner shows off showroom-fresh ’59 locomotive

The first dedicated class 59 locomotive of Freightliner has been spotted, sporting its new G&W livery. It demonstrates the continuing partnership of the railway company with Mendip Rail, just as construction materials continue to flow....Read more

25-05-2020|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

Freightliner jumbo train, source: Freightliner

Freightliner sets new haulage record in UK

British rail operator Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has successfully hauled a train weighing 4,624 tonnes. It has become the heaviest jumbo train in the UK. The trial transportation of aggregate between...Read more

05-08-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Genesee & Wyoming sold for 6.4 billion Dollars

The American railway company Genesee & Wyoming Inc (G&W) has been sold. Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC on Monday agreed to acquire the freight railroad owner. The company owns...Read more

02-07-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Freightliner Europe’s new CEO appointed

The US-based Genesee & Wyoming group has appointed Gary R Long as Chief Executive Officer of its UK/Europe operations, which is led by the UK’s Freightliner rail freight group. Long joined G&W in 2013, having previously...Read more

04-07-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy