GB Railfreight

Celebrating International Women's Day at GBRf!??? On?Friday, we?had an incredible time at our International Women’s Day?online?workshop, 'Master the Art of Self-Promotion' led?by our Intermodal Director?Julie Garn, where we explored the importance of self-promotion for career growth.??? Thanks to everyone who turned up wearing the International Women’s Day colours of purple, white and green to raise?money for our charity partner,?Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity,?which does such vital work for those in need.??? #IWD2025 #SelfPromotion #GenderEquality #GreatOrmondStreetHospital #InternationalWomensDay #RailFreight #GBRf

New service to Port Talbot Steelworks for Tata Steel UK! ?? GBRf has started a new service for Tata Steel UK, moving imported steel slab from the Port of Bristol at Portbury to the giant steelworks at Port Talbot. ??GBRf will be running this service until the end of 2027 when Tata Steel’s new three million tonne-per-year Electric Arc Furnace is due to be completed. ?? The Bristol Port Company is supporting GBRf with their brand-new battery-powered electro-permanent lifting magnets. These will be used to lift the slabs of steel, each of which can weigh up to 30 tonnes - around the same as 15 family cars. ?? Read more on our website; https://lnkd.in/eKvN6baR #Tata #GBRf #Steel #PortofBristol #PortTalbot

Visibility and representation - GB Railfreight train driver Bessie Matthews talks about her career journey on the eve of International Women's Day 2025. https://lnkd.in/etDagVWj #multimodal #rail #freight #transport #logistics

On the eve of International Women’s Day, one of our Train Managers, Bessie Matthews, spoke to Logistics Matters. Read her interview here: https://lnkd.in/etDagVWj Bessie speaks about her experience as a female driver surrounded by men, how this changing and what more needs to be done to encourage women to pursue a career on the rails. “As I progressed in my career, I started to see just how important visibility and representation are for women in rail. When I was working as a guard, it didn’t feel obvious to me that I could make the leap to driving. I would look up to female drivers and think ‘my goodness that’s cool – I could do that!’. If I hadn’t been able to see other women making a success of themselves in such a male-dominated industry, I’m not sure I’d be where I am today. Ultimately, if you don’t see people that look like you doing what you want to do, it’s difficult to picture yourself doing it. I’m sure countless women have given up on their dreams because of a lack of representation, so I’m very pleased this is changing.” Bessie Matthews #InternationalWomensDay #IWD25 #AccelerateAction #WomenInRail

Ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow, we spoke to one of our Train Managers Helen Gander, before one of her shifts from Redhill to Acton. ? We’re so proud of all the women who work at GBRf across the country and around the clock. Here’s Helen’s story and her thoughts on #IWD25. ? #InternationalWomensDay #IWD25 #AccelerateAction #WomenInRail

Renewable power fuelled by renewable energy. ?? We’re pleased to announce that throughout 2025, GBRf will exclusively operate its Drax services on #HVO! ? ?? Since 2016 we have moved over 15m tonnes of sustainable biomass for Drax ?? This supports Drax to provide power for up to four million homes and businesses ?? These services are crucial for supporting the UK's energy security and the transition to net zero. ? ?? Read more on our website; https://lnkd.in/eckmutP5 ? Drax Group Drax Group UK #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #NetZero

"She's electric...?and HVO ready! ?? ?? Just like this Class 99, we at GB Railfreight are powering towards a decarbonised future ? We're thrilled to share a sneak peek of our latest Class 99 hybrid loco in action at the Velim test track in the Czech Republic! ?? This cutting-edge technology represents a significant step forward in our commitment to greener, more efficient logistics. ??? We're proud of all the hard work and innovation that continues to be poured into this project alongside Beacon Rail and Stadler #GBRailfreight #sustainability #railway #Class99 #decarbonisation #innovation

Thanks to Ian Langton and the GB Railfreight team at Tuebrook for showing me around last week! It was great to see all the safety improvements and the enthusiasm to match. A huge thanks to Oli Oliver Moore for taking me on my first ever cab ride ?? We travelled down to Liverpool Bulk Terminal where we observed the loco being refuelled with HVO … Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, a sustainable fuel alternative with ~ 90% lower net CO2 emissions ??#sustainability #railway

Our HS2 joint-venture team, Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM (EKFB), are showing just how critical rail freight is to the UK after they welcomed their 1000th train to Quainton railhead (the point at which the railway ends, and other transport routes begin). Once materials are delivered to site by train, they are stockpiled before being distributed along our dedicated internal haul roads, minimising disruption to local roads and offsetting a huge amount of carbon too! In total, we’ve already taken over 160,000 lorries off roads in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Northants! Deputy project director for EKFB, Christos Fasoulas, said: “This achievement demonstrates our commitment for sustainable delivery as we reduce our carbon footprint and support the community by removing a significant number of vehicles from the local roads.” Fishbone Solutions, DCRail, GB Railfreight, Heidelberg Materials #rail #HS2 #freight #infrastructure

Good Morning All! Within our new depot, we removed the existing, salvaged and installed a new train line. We have showcased the sign off and importation of material, but as fans and supporters of rail, we felt we had no option but to share the engineering and hard work which went into the actual track installation. We breakdown the entire process: * Surveying * Engineer calculations * Demolition * Ground work * Restoration * Installation * Sign off * Costs! If you have ever wondered how to install a train line, create a real life train set or have an interest in engineering, this one is for you! Thank you to the team at Pod-Trak for all their hard work and the Network Rail team Gregory March Jess Lippett Charlotte Ashton Guy Bates Keegan Armstrong and Jenni Cox, GB Railfreight Rail Freight Group Maggie Simpson OBE Nick Gallop Mike Higgins for all their support. https://lnkd.in/ext8QXD3 #construction #Business #trains #railway #railways #engineering