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GB Railfreight secures extension at London Gateway

GB Railfreight has secured a two-year extension to its contract with DP World to handle freight trains at London Gateway port.

Freight 15 Aug

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GB Railfreight launches second daily freight service

GB Railfreight has launched a second daily freight service between the Port of Felixstowe and Widnes, in response to soaring demand.

GB Railfreight 12 Aug

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Latest GBRf Class 66 begins UK duties

GB Railfreight put 66312 into traffic on July 20.

GB Railfreight 12 Aug

DBC 66004 in HVO Climate Hero livery. DB CARGO.

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Drax and DB Cargo join forces for greener rail freight

DB Cargo and renewable energy producer Drax Group has announced a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint by switching to 100% renewable Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel for its biomass transport.

DB Cargo UK 6 Aug

GB Railfreight has had 69012 repainted in British Railways green, as in the same livery carried by prototype diesel D0280 Falcon in the 1960s. It has replica Falcon nameplates and was unveiled at Eastleigh on July 12. BOB TILLER.

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Falcon reborn as GB Railfreight’s latest Class 69

GB Railfreight’s latest Class 69 to emerge from the Arlington Paintshop at Eastleigh is 69012

GB Railfreight 26 Jul

Zephir LOK 16.300 depot shunter. Picture: Porterbrook

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Steelworks opts for cleaner shunters

Porterbrook has purchased three Zephir LOK 16.300 depot shunters.

GB Railfreight 10 Apr

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New box wagons order is a boost to UK’s rail freight capacity

GB Railfreight has ordered 50 new Greenbrier-manufactured box wagons as part of a commitment to expanding the UK rail freight sector.

GB Railfreight 19 Mar

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GB Railfreight's CEO: how to operate in the UK's choppy waters

John Smith believes rail's potential for growth in the 'deep sea' market is through careful, strategic investments and optimisation of existing assets.

Industry views 14 Feb

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Class 99s set for Caledonian Sleeper

Newly nationalised Caledonian Sleeper has confirmed the continuation of its partnership with GB Railfreight until 2030.

18 Jul

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Technical issues cause GBRf to withdraw Class 69s

GB Railfreight has confirmed that it has temporarily withdrawn its entire fleet of Class 69 locomotives in order to investigate faults being reported by drivers

2 Feb

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Children warned of trespass danger

GB Railfreight’s safety team is warning schoolchildren across the East Midlands of the dangers of trespass.

21 Mar

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GBRf begins new aggregates services

GB Railfreight has launched a new service for Brett Aggregates, operating from Newhaven collection terminal in East Sussex to Thorney Mill, West Drayton.

16 Feb

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London-Midlands intermodal link

Maritime Transport Ltd has introduced a new container service linking Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal at Birch Coppice with DP World London Gateway

6 Jul

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