maintenance facilities
GBRf opens Garden of England depot
It’s the less glamorous aspect of the business, but proper maintenance is the route to proper business. That’s probably why GB Railfreight has invested in…
50th anniversary
Drax, model power station, going for gold
A golden train for a golden anniversary. Drax power station complex in Yorkshire, England, is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. Once powered by black gold –…
end of an era
UK makes the last call for coal
UK operator GB Railfreight has made the last scheduled coal delivery on the British rail network. The load was made to a power station in…
UK port charges too costly and unfair, says GB Railfreight chief
The CEO of GB Railfreight, John Smith, has voiced concerns over loading charges imposed by major UK container ports. He has labelled those charges as…
Operator GBRf aims for eighty intermodal services a day by 2025
Ambitions to grow its operations are behind GB Railfreight’s development in Peterborough. The location is where GBRf has opened a new maintenance hub that the…
Rail freight dismay at HS2 construction delay
Page after page has been submitted in a flurry of fury over the UK government decision to further delay the HS2 high speed rail project.…
GB Railfreight donates to Prostate Cancer UK
British operator GB Railfreight has made a valuable delivery that didn’t require one of their regular freight services. The company has made good on a…
GB Railfreight signs loco leasing deal with Akiem
British rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced a ten-year locomotive leasing deal with Akiem, the well-known European rolling stock leasing company. The deal…
75 ‘intermodals’ a day as ambitious GBRf expands operations
GB Railfreight is bringing more of its maintenance operations to Peterborough, adjacent to the company’s existing administration and training centre. A new depot is to…