GB Railways
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| Industry | Rail |
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| Fate | Purchased by FirstGroup |
| Founded | October 1996 |
| Defunct | August 2003 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Michael Schabas Jeremy Long Jim Morgan Max Steinkopf |
| Services | Passenger transportation Freight transportation |
| Subsidiaries |
Anglia Railways Hull Trains (80%) GB Railfreight |
| Website | www.gbrailways.com |
GB Railways was the parent company of a number of train operating companies, running the Anglia Railways franchise from January 1997 and launching Hull Trains and GB Railfreight. GB Railways was also involved in the management of the Estonian rail company Edelaraudtee and had an investment in Great Southern Rail in Australia.
The company was acquired by FirstGroup in August 2003.
GB Railways was formed in October 1996 by entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds initially to bid for rail franchises in the United Kingdom during the privatisation of British Rail. After being awarded the Anglia franchise in 1996, GB Railways was listed on the Alternative Investment Market in January 1997.
In October 1997 as part of the Great Southern Railway Consortium with Legal & General, Macquarie Bank, RailAmerica, G13 Pty Ltd and Serco, it acquired the interstate passenger services of Australian National Railways, which were operated as Great Southern Rail. In 1998 GB Railways, as part of the Inter Capital Express consortium, was shortlisted for a high-speed rail service from Sydney to Canberra. In September 2000 GB Railways, as part of the Western Freight consortium with AMEC Engineering, lodged a bid for the Westrail freight business in Western Australia.
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