Tag: GB Railfreight

Varamis Rail links up with Carousel Logistics to boost pan-European operations

A fully-electric freight service will run between Birmingham and Glasgow as Carousel…

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Class 66 locomotives named in GB Railfreight ceremony

July saw the freight operators host the annual event, which recognises hard…

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Book Review: MGR Coal Trains by Mike Rhodes

This book is a historical archive of what was an everyday scene…

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New wagons arrive to boost UK rail freight capacity

GB Railfreight (GBRf) has taken delivery of the final batch of its…

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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…

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Branch Line Society “Ips Witch” rail tour to East Midlands Parkway

The Branch Line Society has announced the “lps Witch” rail tour from…

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Seven-year deal struck between GB Railfreight and Caledonian Sleeper Ltd

The contract came into effect on the 25th of June and will…

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GB Railfreight honors Lord Peter Hendy with loco renaming ceremony

GB Railfreight renames a class 66 locomotive to honour Sir Peter Hendy's…

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Severn Valley Railway’s Diesel Festival breaks loco and visitor records

The Severn Valley Railway has announced that its four-day Spring Diesel Festival,…

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Sevington Shoeboxes to run from Tonbridge to Nottingham on 11 June

The Branch Line Society will run an unusual locomotive-hauled excursion from Tonbridge…

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