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GB Railfreight has signed a three-year contract to manage the movement and preparation of all trains running in and out of the DP World London Gateway Port. The company has added eight employees who were previously working at the port for the former operator.
GBRf managing director John Smith, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to develop our services in London and ensure that the economy continues to function effectively. Additionally, ...
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GB Railfreight founder and managing director, John Smith was named Multimodal Personality of the Year at an after-show awards evening on 5 April.
Smith, who founded GB Railfreight in 1977, was recognised for his inspirational leadership and support of young people in the industry.
Groupage operator and forwarder Dachser was recognised as ...
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EQT Infrastructure II has completed its acquisiton of GB Railfreight from the Eurotunnel Group, announced ealier. The UK operator will be abought through an indirectly owned company within the Hector Rail group, EQT’s Scandinavian-based rail freight operation. GBRf founder and chief executive, John Smith, said: “EQT’s business model is very ...
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Eurotunnel Group (GET) is to sell its GB Railfreight arm to Scandinavian investment firm EQT Infrastructure II and will use the money to strengthen its core activity. GBRf, the UK’s third-largest rail operator in the UK, was acquired in 2010 for £25 and has since more than doubled its activities, ...
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Newell & Wright Transport’s recently opened terminal in Rotherham is the destination for the 33rd daily rail container service from the Port of Felixstowe, operated by GB Railfreight. The new daily service departs from the port’s North Rail Terminal.
Frank Newell, managing director of Newell & Wright Transport - a container ...
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Three of the UK's leading railfreight operators have agreed a deal to transfer ownership of many key sites to Network Rail – which will make them more readily available to the growing number of rail freight operators and end users, says the infrastructure operator. DB Schenker, Freightliner and GB Railfreight ...
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Train operator GB Railfreight has welcomed the opening of the new North Doncaster Chord on 26 June. MD, John Smith, said the 3.2km piece of track would improve connections for freight trains to and from the Humber ports and improves capacity for passengers on the East Coast Main Line.
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VTG Rail UK has signed hire agreements for its Ecofret container wagons with Freightliner and GB Railfreight.
Freightliner has ordered 21 sets of twin-platform Ecofret wagons to add to its existing fleet of 43 twins, whilst GBRf has placed orders for 17 triple-platform sets which will join the existing triple with ...
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Train operator GB Railfreight has signed a five-year lease with VTG Rail for 18 new Ecofret triple-platform container wagons. Designed to maximise the number of 40’ boxes that can be carried in a given train length, each wagon's outer platforms can carry one 40-foot container each, and the inner platform ...
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GB Railfreight has tested the first freight train on the Ipswich Chord ahead of its commercial ,opening on 31 March. The £59 million project will allow trains to go directly from the Port of Felixstowe to the Midlands direction without having to go via London orfor the locomotive to run ...
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