News / GB Railfreight calls for more investment in infrastructure as intermodal traffic gathers speed

GB Railfreight is set to launch its eighth daily intermodal service out of Felixstowe next week.

Although its destination and key customer remain unannounced, John Smith, GB Railfreight managing director, said Network Rail, the UK’s rail infrastructure provider, needed to continue investing in the network to allow greater numbers of intermodal container trains to operator out of the UK’s largest box port.

“If we don’t have two tracks on the Felixstowe line by the time I retire, I will be mortified.

“When we ...