GBRF’s New Electric Class 18 Shunters To Help Decarbonisation
GB Railfreight aims to reduce carbon emissions in the UK Supply Chains by acquiring 4 Class 18 Shunt Locomotives amongst other initiatives.
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Second daily freight service from Felixstowe to Widnes begins
Fright by rail is on the rise as GBRf start a second daily service to Widnes
Special railtour to raise money for Martin House Hospice
On Saturday the 3rd of August a special charity railtour will be operated using DCRail locomotives crewed by GB Railfreight.
Special trains to celebrate 50 years of Yorkshire Power Station
To celebrate 50 years since Drax power station opened the Branch Line Society is to run three special charter trains around the Drax power station sit…
‘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.
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.
