GB Railfreight

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GBRf’s new Class 99s begin main line dynamic tests

Freight operator gets straight down to getting new locomotives out onto the network.

GB Railfreight 1 Jul

GB Railfreight 60087 joins the Settle and Carlisle at Horton-in-Ribblesdale station on June 19 with the 1510 Horton Quarry to Tuebrook service. PHIL METCALFE.

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Quarry's S&C rail link reinstated after 60 years

Heidelberg Materials reinstalls rail link to Horton Quarry in Yorkshire which was previously taken up in 1965.

Rail freight 26 Jun

GBRf's 57310 approaches Shrewsbury with the 0826 Haverfordwest-Pwllheli Britannic Explorer dry run on June 10. DAVID STUBBINGS.

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Changes for Britannic Explorer as GBRf readies train's introduction

Dedicated locomotives and carriages nearly ready for new luxury service.

GB Railfreight 20 Jun

GBRf's 99002 is lowered onto rails at Bristol Port on June 10, 99001 is already on land. GB RAILFREIGHT.

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First GBRf Class 99s arrive in the UK and expected in service by end of 2025

More locomotives are due to arrive later in the year and in 2026.

GB Railfreight 12 Jun

GBRf’s first Class 99, (99001) leaves the Stadler’s factor in Valencia for the Velim Test Track in the Czech Republic. GB RAILFREIGHT.

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First GBRf Class 99s due in UK this month

First two members of the class are expected in mid-June.

GB Railfreight 3 Jun

GBRf's British Transport Police liveried 69016. ARLINGTON FLEET SERVICES LTD.

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GBRf unveils British Transport Police-liveried Class 69

BTP paint scheme comes with the 61016 number and "See it, say it, sorted" message.

GB Railfreight 30 May

GBRf's 66728 after being named Chartered Institution of Railway Operators by GB Railfreight CEO John Smith and CIRO CEO Phil Sherratt. CIRO.

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GB Railfreight renames Class 66 in honour of railway operators

Class 66 is renamed Chartered Institution of Railway Operators in ceremony at London Waterloo.

GB Railfreight 30 May

DB Cargo 66181, in red livery, passes Barrow upon Soar on the Midland Main Line on September 6 2024, with the 1055 East Midlands Gateway-Felixstowe North intermodal. The unit has been identified as one of those next in line for conversion. PAUL BIGGS.

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DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

Operator has asked for volunteers to transfer to rival.

DB Cargo UK 27 May

GBRF Railfreight Construction 66793 stands at Derby, working 6M72 0322 Grain Oil Terminal Gbrf to Sinfin Sdgs, on Tuesday 12th November 2024. STEVEN DONALD.

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GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

GBRf already has four such locomotives in its GBHH pool.

GB Railfreight 22 May

GBRf's 69013 at Eastleigh after being painted in a livery to support mental health charity Andy'sManClub. BOB TILLER/GB RAILFREIGHT.

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GB Railfreight Class 69 painted to promotes men’s mental health charity

The livery, applied at Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh, promotes the charity found in 2016.

GB Railfreight 2 May

GBRf Class 73s on the Railhead Treatment Train (RHTT) near Whitstable. NETWORK RAIL.

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Network Rail narrows down RHTT operators from five to two

GB Railfreight and Colas have been chosen as the operators to manage the trains over the next five years.

Network Rail 29 Apr

GB Railfreight 69004 RIDC Melton sweeps round the curves at Sunderland Bridge (near Durham on the East Coast Main Line) on April 4, with the 1145 Doncaster Up Decoy to Tyne S.S. empty box wagons. PAUL BIGGS.

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Converted GBRf ‘69s’ all in traffic by end of summer

Work on the final two examples was continuing in mid-April, although no more Class 56s are planned to be converted

GB Railfreight 28 Apr

Three freight trains wait to depart Cemex's terminal at Dove Holes Quarry near Buxton. DAVID STUBBINGS.

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Cemex: aggregates firm outlines plan to increase rail freight use by 50%

Aggregates company ran approximately 1,500 trains from Dove Holes Quarry in Derbyshire in 2024.

Rail freight 22 Apr

KEA wagons are transported by GB Railfreight 66772 as the 1243 Cardiff Tidal to Exeter Riverside on March 25. RUSSELL AYRE.

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Wagons used for Port Talbot steel flow temporarily withdrawn after "safety issues" found

Flow temporarily switches from GBRf to DB Cargo UK while wagons are checked.

Rail freight 10 Apr

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GBRf discussing plans for ten Class 99s to be ETS fitted and have 100mph top speed

GB Railfreight has not ruled out a further batch being fitted with Dellner couplers

GB Railfreight 9 Apr

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Class 90 and ‘92’ electric locomotives return to freight operation

A pair of Class 90s have returned to traffic with Freightliner, while a damaged '92' has now been repaired.

Freightliner 7 Apr

GB Railfreight 69014 EMD Longport, in its new livery, passes Basingstoke working the 1020 Eastleigh Works to Longport on March 20. MARK V PIKE.

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Latest GBRf Class 69 livery pays tribute to long-lost testbed locomotive

69014 emerged in mid-March sporting a livery carried by a 1960s trial locomotive.

GB Railfreight 27 Mar

Steel slab being loaded onto train hauled by GBRf's 66783 at the Port of Bristol. GB RAILFREIGHT.

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GBRf begins its own steel slab flow to Tata Steel's Port Talbot works

GBRf steel slab flow to run alongside existing DB Cargo UK services.

GB Railfreight 12 Mar

Buffers are removed from underneath Southeastern Javelin at Ramsgate. DB CARGO UK.

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How Southeastern Javelin was retrieved from siding three months after going through buffers

EMU was removed from siding at Ramsgate nearly three months after end carriage went off the rails.

Southeastern 3 Mar

GBRf 60076 at The Port of Tyne HVO refuelling station. GB RAILFREIGHT.

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GBRf to use synthetic fuel to power locos hauling trains for renewable energy company Drax

GB Railfreight has signed a 12-month deal to use HVO on Drax services.

GB Railfreight 3 Mar

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GBRf’s new Class 99s begin main line dynamic tests

Quarry's S&C rail link reinstated after 60 years

Changes for Britannic Explorer as GBRf readies train's introduction

First GBRf Class 99s arrive in the UK and expected in service by end of 2025

First GBRf Class 99s due in UK this month

GBRf unveils British Transport Police-liveried Class 69

GB Railfreight renames Class 66 in honour of railway operators

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

GB Railfreight Class 69 painted to promotes men’s mental health charity

Network Rail narrows down RHTT operators from five to two

Converted GBRf ‘69s’ all in traffic by end of summer

Cemex: aggregates firm outlines plan to increase rail freight use by 50%

Wagons used for Port Talbot steel flow temporarily withdrawn after "safety issues" found

GBRf discussing plans for ten Class 99s to be ETS fitted and have 100mph top speed

Class 90 and ‘92’ electric locomotives return to freight operation

Latest GBRf Class 69 livery pays tribute to long-lost testbed locomotive

GBRf begins its own steel slab flow to Tata Steel's Port Talbot works

How Southeastern Javelin was retrieved from siding three months after going through buffers

GBRf to use synthetic fuel to power locos hauling trains for renewable energy company Drax

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

GB Railfreight

GBRf’s new Class 99s begin main line dynamic tests

Quarry's S&C rail link reinstated after 60 years

Changes for Britannic Explorer as GBRf readies train's introduction

First GBRf Class 99s arrive in the UK and expected in service by end of 2025

First GBRf Class 99s due in UK this month

GBRf unveils British Transport Police-liveried Class 69

GB Railfreight renames Class 66 in honour of railway operators

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

GB Railfreight Class 69 painted to promotes men’s mental health charity

Network Rail narrows down RHTT operators from five to two

Converted GBRf ‘69s’ all in traffic by end of summer

Cemex: aggregates firm outlines plan to increase rail freight use by 50%

Wagons used for Port Talbot steel flow temporarily withdrawn after "safety issues" found

GBRf discussing plans for ten Class 99s to be ETS fitted and have 100mph top speed

Class 90 and ‘92’ electric locomotives return to freight operation

Latest GBRf Class 69 livery pays tribute to long-lost testbed locomotive

GBRf begins its own steel slab flow to Tata Steel's Port Talbot works

How Southeastern Javelin was retrieved from siding three months after going through buffers

GBRf to use synthetic fuel to power locos hauling trains for renewable energy company Drax

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains