Topic: Porterbrook

Three quarter trackside view of a new flatbed intermodal carrier wagon going through the final gauge clearance hoop on a sunny day with engineers and trees in background

GBRf get their new train sets

Just eighteen months after announcing the project, GB Railfreight (GBRf) has taken delivery of the final batch of FEA-G designated intermodal wagons – a coupled pair design that can carry 6TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) per...Read more

18-08-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Three-way partnership for another new wagon deal with GB Railfreight

GB Railfreight and rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook have announced a deal to deliver fifty new box wagons for the UK operator. Production duties will be handled by the multinational manufacturer Greenbrier. It is the...Read more

24-03-2022|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Porterbrook to develop dedicated freight strategy

Porterbrook, the rolling stock owner and asset management company, is planning its first dedicated freight strategy. The company, which collaborates with a wide family of passenger and freight operators in the UK, has taken on...Read more

12-05-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

A GB Railfreight bulk train working enroute to West Burton power station seen on a curve near its destination

GB Railfreight acquires 100 new twin wagons

GB Railfreight (GBRf) has partnered up with Porterbrook and Greenbrier for constructing and leasing a hundred Greenbrier 60’ intermodal twin wagons. Greenbrier, a rail manufacturing company, will undertake the task of building the new railcars....Read more

23-03-2021|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios