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GB Railfreight runs train through the Channel Tunnel

GB Railfreight ran its first train through the Channel Tunnel for Europorte France on November 3

6 Nov

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GBRf 59003 in UK

Recently repatriated 59003 is in the UK and has been taken to Eastleigh Works for modifications.

24 Oct

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Electrification needs 'integrated strategy' for freight

Electrification needs “an integrated strategy”, according to GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith.

20 Aug

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First GB Railfreight rebuilt '73/9' on test at Loughborough

The first of GB Railfreight’s rebuilt Class 73s was due to begin testing at the Great Central Railway in Loughborough as this issue of RAIL went to press.

20 Aug

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Last GBRf '66' being built in US…first now in traffic in UK

CONSTRUCTION of all the remaining 15 of GB Railfreight’s order of 21 Class 66s is now in progress in the Electro-Motive Diesel factory in Muncie, Indiana

6 Aug

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GBRf welcomes the first five of 21 new '66s' onto UK soil

Five brand new Class 66/7s were off-loaded at Newport Docks on July 11, after arriving in the UK by ship from America.

23 Jul

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Five new GBRF '66s' completed and on their way to the UK

Five brand new GB Railfreight Class 66s have left the Electro-Motive Diesel factory in Muncie (Indiana) and made the 700-mile trip to Norfolk (Virginia).

25 Jun

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Built in the 1960s… rebuilt for the 21st century

RICHARD CLINNICK reports from Brush Traction, Loughborough on the GB Railfreight projeect to re-engineer Class 73s

Freight 19 Feb

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GB Railfreight…ever expanding

GBRf Managing Director JOHN SMITH talks to RICHARD CLINNICK about the company's continued growth

Freight 5 Feb

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Who owns UK's main line locomotives

RICHARD CLINNICK presents a guide to all the locomotive sales from the past two years

Locomotives 5 Feb

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GBRf spends £50m on new Class 66/7s and Class 92s

Twenty-one brand new Class 66/7s have been ordered by GB Railfreight, with delivery beginning in July

5 Feb

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GBRf modified ‘73’ set for March testing after major rebuild

The first of five rebuilt Class 73s for GB Railfreight should be ready for testing in March, and is planned to be on the main line by the end of April

5 Feb

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GB Railfreight… ever expanding

GB Railfreight Managing Director JOHN SMITH tells RICHARD CLINNICK about GBRf’s expansion and how the company is helping London’s regeneration

Freight 5 Feb

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HNRC to supply Class 47s for new GBRf contracts

Three Class 47s are to be hired by GB Railfreight for three specific duties

8 Jan

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Fifteenth anniversary of the Class 66

STEFANIE BROWNE considers the ongoing success of the Class 66

Locomotives 17 Apr

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UK's stored locomotives

RICHARD CLINNICK looks at how many of the UK's locomotives are stored… and what might happen to them

Locomotives 6 Feb

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"The very examplar of the modern railway manager"

RICHARD CLINNICK talks to JOHN SMITH following his 2012 National Rail Award for Contribution to Senior Management

Staff and employment 9 Jan

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The fight for Felixstowe

Felixstowe port is crucial to the UK's economy. It needs investment but the port wants buses to replace some local passenger trains. PAUL PRENTICE reports.

Freight 8 Aug