GB Railfreight
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| Industry | Rail |
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| Founded | 1 April 2001 |
| Founder | GB Railways |
| Headquarters | London, England |
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Key people
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John Smith (Managing Director) |
| Services | Freight Operating Company |
| Owner | EQT Partners |
| Website | www |
GB Railfreight is a rail freight company in the United Kingdom. It is owned by EQT Partners through its subsidiary holding company Hector Rail Group.
GB Railfreight was founded in 1999 by GB Railways. Unlike competitors DB Schenker and Freightliner, the company was not formed from parts of the privatised British Rail freight sectors.
In April 2000, after winning an eight-year contract to operate infrastructure trains for Railtrack, GB Railfreight ordered seven Class 66 locomotives. An operator's licence was granted in July 2000. Operations commenced on 1 April 2001. In February 2002, GBRf commenced operating its first Intermodal container contract from the Port of Felixstowe for MSC Mendite. Also in 2002, GBRf began its first bulk freight contract for British Gypsum.
In August 2003, GB Railways was purchased by FirstGroup and GB Railfreight was rebranded First GBRf. In April 2004, GB Railfreight commenced operating a five year contract for Network Rail with four Gatwick Express Class 73 locomotives.
In May 2005, First GBRf began operating Royal Mail services using Class 325s. This was later extended until 2010. Also in 2005, GBRf commenced operating London Underground infrastructure trains for Metronet. In March 2007, First GBRf commenced operating coal trains for Drax Group and EDF Energy.
In June 2007, the business was renamed First GBRf.
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