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OBE for GBRf chief John Smith

[ January 2, 2025   //   ]

GB Railfreight (GBRf) chief executive John Smith has been made an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours List for services to the rail freight industry.

In a lifetime dedicated to the railway. he has driven the growth of GBRf since it was formed in 1999. He has also been at the forefront of GBRf raising over £1m for charitable causes including Alzheimer’s Society, Prostate Cancer UK, Headway and current partner, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.

He said: “This award is a recognition of the efforts of everyone who has worked at GB Railfreight over the last 25 years to whom I am hugely grateful.”

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