New wagons arrive to boost UK rail freight capacity
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has taken delivery of the final batch of its hundred new FEA-G intermodal wagons, which, together with fifty new JNA-X Box Wagon…
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RAIB: Fatigue to blame for Yorkshire freight train collision
Back in July 2022, two freight trains collided with each other in Doncaster, and now, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch has released its full rep…
Branch Line Society “Ips Witch” rail tour to East Midlands Parkway
The Branch Line Society has announced the “lps Witch” rail tour from Ipswich to East Midlands Parkway to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society.
Seven-year deal struck between GB Railfreight and Caledonian Sleeper Ltd
The contract came into effect on the 25th of June and will see the freight operator continue its work with the company, hauling Caledonian Sleeper ser…
GB Railfreight honors Lord Peter Hendy with loco renaming ceremony
GB Railfreight renames a class 66 locomotive to honour Sir Peter Hendy's elevation to the House of Lords.
Severn Valley Railway’s Diesel Festival breaks loco and visitor records
The Severn Valley Railway has announced that its four-day Spring Diesel Festival, held from 18 to 21 May, broke several records.
Sevington Shoeboxes to run from Tonbridge to Nottingham on 11 June
The Branch Line Society will run an unusual locomotive-hauled excursion from Tonbridge in Kent to Nottingham on Sunday 11 June,
GTR’s Class 387 to be retrofitted with ETCS in-cab signalling equipment
Govia Thameslink Railway’s first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has been retrofitted with the European Train Control System
Rail industry raises £200,000 for Martin House Children’s Hospice
Representatives of Network Rail and DB Cargo UK presented a cheque for £200,000 to Martin House Children’s Hospice
GB Railfreight opens two new health and wellbeing centres
The rail freight operator and employers of more than 1,300 staff have invested in two new centres at its London and Doncaster offices.