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Train Company
The company GB Railfreight Ltd was founded in 1999 by the then GB Railways Group Plc as an operator of rail freight traffic. The GB Railways Group, which at that time also included the railway companies Anglia Railways and Hull Trains, became the first company to offer both rail passenger and freight transport since the privatization of British Rail.
GB Railfreight started operations in April 2000 and began building corporate structures. The company received approval as a railway company on 18 July 2000. Scheduled rail operations were commenced on 31 March 2001. In 2003, the owner of GB Railfreight also changed with the acquisition of the GB Railways Group by the firstgroup. While belonging to the firstgroup, the company was renamed firstGBRf.
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MoreThe company GB Railfreight Ltd was founded in 1999 by the then GB Railways Group Plc as an operator of rail freight traffic. The GB Railways Group, which at that time also included the railway companies Anglia Railways and Hull Trains, became the first company to offer both rail passenger and freight transport since the privatization of British Rail.
GB Railfreight started operations in April 2000 and began building corporate structures. The company received approval as a railway company on 18 July 2000. Scheduled rail operations were commenced on 31 March 2001. In 2003, the owner of GB Railfreight also changed with the acquisition of the GB Railways Group by the firstgroup. While belonging to the firstgroup, the company was renamed firstGBRf.
On June 1, 2010, GB Railfreight was sold to the Eurotunnel subsidiary Europorte for £ 26.3 million
Subject ID: 21524
Subject ID: 21524
