GB Railfreight launched the first commercial Class 99 hybrid freight locomotive service, combining electric and renewable-fuel operation to reduce emissions while maintaining nationwide network access.

GB Railfreight signs a ten-year agreement with Wabtec to introduce high-speed automated inspection for intermodal wagons.

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Class 99: 25 kV AC, 6,000 kW power, Stage-V engine, 500 kN tractive effort, 120 km/h speed, boasting high hauling capability.

Throughout 2025, GBRf will operate its rail freight services from The Port of Liverpool and The Port of Tyne to Drax Power Station in Selby, Yorkshire, exclusively on HVO.

The shunters, which are owned by Porterbrook, are expected to reduce emissions by 40% and will be used to move steel billets from an electric arc furnace to CELSA’s rolling mills.

The Class 99, powered by electricity or renewable fuels like HVO, is the UK’s first heavy-haul freight locomotive capable of mainline speeds and high volumes.

The new Class 99s are expected to reduce emissions by up to 58% per journey compared to the industry norm.

GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s largest transporters of consumer and business goods, has opened a new maintenance facility in Tonbridge.