28 Facts About Freightliner Group

Freightliner Group is a rail freight and logistics company headquartered in the United Kingdom.

From its onset, Freightliner Group was focused on the haulage of international traffic, thus came to centre its activities around Britain's sea ports, often building new multimodal freight depots adjacent to such locations to better capture this business.

Freightliner Group quickly set about modernising and expanding its locomotive fleet, ordering both Class 57 and new-build Class 66s locomotives to fulfill this role.

On 13 June 2008, Freightliner Group was purchased by Railinvest Holding Company Limited, a subsidiary of Arcapita Bank of Bahrain.

Beeching's original concept envisioned Freightliner Group servicing a domestic freight market, which by 1968 had resulted in British Railways developing 17 purpose-built depots.

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In 1981, due to a lack of international traffic, Freightliner Group was planning to close Dudley and transfer its function to Birmingham.

The withdrawal of Sealinks dedicated freight service from Holyhead brought about the end of Freightliner Group's dedicated service to Northern Ireland via North Wales.

Freightliner Group closed the residual domestic-serving depots, including London's Willesden and Stratford, Bristol Glasgow Gushetfaulds, and consolidation of Manchester's traffic on the newly opened Euroterminal.

In March 2004, Freightliner Group launched Logico, providing short-term or one-off spaces on intermodal trains, it is typically active at major British freight hubs such as the South Wales International Terminal and the Port of Felixstowe.

On 13 June 2008, Freightliner Group was purchased by Railinvest Holding Company Limited, a subsidiary of Arcapita Bank of Bahrain.

On 30 June 2009, Freightliner Group commenced operations in Australia, having secured an initial contract with Namoi Cotton Co-operative to haul containerised processed cotton traffic in New South Wales.

At the time of the acquisition, Freightliner Group's portfolio comprised approximately 250 standard gauge locomotives along with 5,500 wagons, and had a headcount in excess of 2,500 employees worldwide.

On 12 November 2015, British Rail Class 47 No 47830, which is operated by Freightliner Group, was named Beeching's Legacy to mark 50 years since the first container train ran under British Rail.

When Freightliner Group was privatised in 1996, it only operated Intermodal container services.

Freightliner Group operate an extensive road distribution network with 300 road vehicles.

In 1999, Freightliner Group set up Heavy Haul initially operating railway infrastructure trains for Network Rail moving ballast, rails etc.

One month later, Freightliner Group announced positive results from an alternative fuel trial it was conducted for its diesel-powered fleet, allegedly halving the carbon emissions incurred.

In February 2015, Freightliner Group PL signed a €17·5m contract to lease five Newag Gliwice 5 MW electric six-axle E6DCF Dragon locomotives from ING Lease.

Furthermore, Freightliner Group opted to export 13 of its Class 66 locomotives from the UK to Poland for operations there.

Freightliner Group began exploring opportunities in the Australian rail market with Freightliner Group Australia Pty Ltd established by April 2007.

In June 2009, Freightliner Group Australia commenced operating containerised cotton services from Wee Waa to Port Botany.

In September 2009 Freightliner Group Australia signed a 10-year deal with Xstrata to haul export coal from the Hunter Valley to Newcastle, commencing in late 2010.

Under the deal, Xstrata own the rolling stock with Freightliner Group Australia providing the engineering, logistics, maintenance and operational support.

In May 2012, Freightliner Group Australia commenced operating a Warren to Port Botany service.

Freightliner Group inherited a fleet of ageing Class 47 diesel locomotives and Class 86 and Class 90 electric locomotives from British Rail.

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Freightliner Group leased some Class 66s that had been formerly operated by Direct Rail Services.

Freightliner Group PL ordered seven EMD Class 66s as well as 432 Greenbrier Eamnoss type coal hopper wagons.

Freightliner Group Australia commenced operations using hired in GL class locomotives from Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia.