GB RAILFREIGHT OPENS NEW SIDINGS FOR NEW PETERBOROUGH MAINTENANCE HUB

GB Railfreight (GBRf) opened new sidings on the north side of its Peterborough yard which will connect its newly opened £5.75 million Maintenance Hub to the national railway network. This investment forms part of GBRf’s ambitious growth plans to run around 80 intermodal services a day by 2025.

The opening has been a culmination of three years of work between GBRf, Network Rail and railway contractors KGJ Price. Several new points have been installed, slewing the existing track to create five intermodal length sidings accessible from both north and south, as well as additional capacity for spare wagons.

“The new sidings at the north end of our yard is a huge step forward in bringing our Maintenance Hub into operation. This will enable us to run even more intermodal services, allowing our current and future customers to move an even wider range of goods by rail," said John Smith, CEO of GB Railfreight.