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 company describes as state-of-the-art. Located alongside the East Coast Main...Read more
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 be built, as part of a multi-million pound investment by...Read more
Freight underpass ready for East Coast Main Line
Network Rail has completed major signalling work near Peterborough, making the route ready for freight trains. These can begin diving under East Coast Main Line this winter.Read more
Farm tractor and freight train collide in Cambridgeshire
The UK infrastructure management agency, Network Rail, says extensive repair works will be required after an agricultural vehicle strayed into the path of a freight service on a rural Cambridgeshire level crossing that carries a...Read more
UK-Werrington tunnel connects with railway network
The 11,000-tonne tunnel in Werrington, north of Peterborough, is about to connect to the central railway system. During the weekend of 17 and 18 July, Network Rail will carry out the essential works that will...Read more
Lofty ambitions for new GB Railfreight East of England centre
Operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has officially opened their new offices in Peterborough, about one hour north of London on the East Coast Main Line. The 22-year-old company remains registered in the capital, but has commissioned...Read moreEngineering first for freight tunnel
There’s innovation on the East Coast Main Line, as UK engineers begin a complex civil engineering project to install a prefabricated tunnel under the tracks. A massive concrete and steel structure is being hydraulically jacked...Read more