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Tag: GB Railfreight

Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87 from ETL

8th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Electric, News

TWO former West Coast AC electric locomotives have been bought by Locomotive Services Limited from Electric Traction Ltd (ETL). The last mainline Class 87 –

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Leaked draft confirms Oakervee support for full HS2 route

2nd November 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

An early draft of the Oakervee Report – leaked to national media in November – confirms the expert panel will recommend High Speed 2 (HS2)

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GB Railfreight celebrates 15 years of Locomotion

7th October 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Freight, Network, News

GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66788 was named Locomotion on September 21 as part of the celebrations to mark a decade and a half since

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GB Railfreight’s pride as it unveils Class 66

1st October 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

GB RAILFREIGHT marked Brighton Pride when Class 66 No. 66773 was named Pride of GB Railfreight by The Times columnist Matthew Parris at the South Coast resort

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Peak Rail Type 3 refreshed

30th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

CLASS 37 No. 37152 British Steel Ravenscraig has received extensive bodywork attention followed by a repaint in BR large logo livery from Railfreight red-stripe colours.  It

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GBRf names loco Made in Sheffield

3rd September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Freight, Network, News

GB Railfreight has reliveried Class 66 No. 66747 in branding to mark its growing relationship with Yorkshire-based haulier and logistics company Newell & Wright.  The

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GBRf has 91 Class 66s after Swedish purchase

6th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

Former Cargonet Class 66 No. T66.403 – already with its GBRf number of 66790 – is hauled from Immingham to Longport EMD past North Stafford Junction

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Blue Class 20s bring back ‘Skeggy’ holiday memories

31st July 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News, Railtours

Happy memories of Class 20s on summer-dated holiday trains to Skegness were rekindled on May 27 when Pathfinder Tours took a pair of blue EE

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UK Railtours ventures through Butterley

UK Railtours ventures through Butterley

2nd July 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News, Railtours

GB RAILFREIGHT No. 66753 EMD Roberts Road edges into Butterley loop with UK Railtours’ ‘Amber Valley Venturer’ tour from Euston on May 4, making for an

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Prototype HST power car withdrawn by NRM

Prototype HST power car withdrawn by NRM

1st July 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

RESTORED prototype HST power car No. 41001 has been withdrawn from all forthcoming engagements.  This follows detection of possible engine problems during operation at the Keighley

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