GB Railfreight converts passenger train to carry essential medical cargo

The transformation of passenger transport to carry cargo has shifted modes.

UK rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has taken a leaf out of the air cargo industry playbook and converted a commuter train to carry express freight to London.

The company recently completed a trial shipment of NHS supplies on a passenger train on the West Midlands to London route, and said that, “with minor interior modifications, it could be loaded in both dedicated freight terminals or platform side in any ...