‘Cooling Tower Choppers’ charter celebrates power generation this August
A special Class 20-hauled freight line charter will run in August to mark fifty years of power generation at Drax power station.
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10,000th biomass delivery completed by Railfreight
Since 2016, GB Railfreight has moved over 15 million tonnes of sustainable biomass.
Nottinghamshire power station receives final coal delivery by rail
The final shipment of coal has arrived at Uniper's Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station (Nottinghamshire) ahead of its closure on 30th September 2024.
GB Railfreight gets gold-level in Rail Safe Friendly programme
GB Railfreight (GBRf) will now deliver and support the Rail Safe Friendly education programme in 150 UK schools.
GB Railfreight names Class 73 loco in tribute to Kent & East Sussex Railway’s half-century
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has renamed class 73 locomotive 73128 “Kent & East Sussex Railway: 50 Years of Heritage 1974 –2024” to mark the Railwa…
£11,000 raised for charity by Star Wars-themed rail tours
The Branch Line Society operated two rail tours in early May in order to fundraise for the Martin House Hospice.
Steam locomotive 31806 set for Kent visit
The Kent and East Sussex Railway has announced the final two visitors for its upcoming 50th Anniversary Gala.
Dorset heritage railway to welcome nine diesel locos to annual gala and beer festival
Dorset's Swanage Railway's annual Diesel Gala will feature nine classic diesel locomotives, helping to tell the story of the transition of Britain's r…
Intermodal freight service launched between South Coast and the Midlands
A new intermodal service has been launched by GB Railfreight between Southampton and Hams Hall rail freight terminal in the West Midlands.
Network Rail contract extension for GB Railfreight
GB Railfreight has extended its haulage contract with Network Rail for two extra years with an optional third.