Freightliner Group
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail freight transport |
| Predecessor | British Rail |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | , England |
Area served | United Kingdom Germany Poland Netherlands |
Key people | Tim Shoveller (CEO)[1] |
| Services | Bulk freight, Intermodal freight transport and logistics |
| Revenue | US$785 million[2] |
Number of employees | 2,500+[3] |
| Parent | Brookfield GIC |
| Divisions | Intermodal, Heavy Haul, Maintenance |
| Subsidiaries | Rotterdam Rail Feeding Pentalver |
| Website | www |
Freightliner Group is a rail freight and logistics company in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Brookfield, a Canadian investment management company and GIC, a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund.
Fleet detail
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United Kingdom
[change | change source]| Class | Image | Type | Built | Wheel arr. | In traffic | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | 
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Diesel shunter | 1953 | 0-6-0 | 10 | 08077, 08530, 08531, 08575, 08585, 08624, 08691, 08764, 08785, 08891 | |
| 59 |  |
Diesel locomotive | 1985-1995 | Co-Co | 4 | 59001/002, 59004/005 | Acquired from Mendip Rail in 2019.[4] |
| 4 | 59101-59104 | ||||||
| 6 | 59201-59206 | Acquired from DB Cargo UK in 2019.[5] | |||||
| 66 |
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1999-2008 | 7 | 66413-66416, 66418-66420 |
Acquired from Direct Rail Services in 2011. 66411, 66412 & 66417 exported for use in Freightliner PL | ||
| 81 | 66501-520, 66522-526, 66528-529, 66531-534, 66536-572, 66585, 66587-594, 66596-599 | 66521 written off after Great Heck rail crash.
66527, 66530, 66535, 66582, 66583, 66584, 66586 and 66595 have been exported to Poland, the operating subsidiary Freightliner PL 66573-581 have been sold to Colas Rail and GB Railfreight and renumbered 66846-850 and 66738-741 respectively. | |||||
| 19 | 66601-607, 66610, 66613-623 | 66608, 66609, 66611, 66612, 66624 and 66625 have been exported to Poland, the operating subsidiary Freightliner PL. | |||||
| 7 | 66951-66957 | ||||||
| 70 | 
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2009-2011 | 19 | 70001-70011, 70013-70020 | 70012 dropped while being unloaded at Newport; returned to manufacturers and is currently used as a test bed. | ||
| 90 | 
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Electric locomotive | 1987-1990 | Bo-Bo | 25 | 90003-90016,90018 90040-90049 |
90018 & 90040 sold by DB Cargo UK to Freightliner in April 2024[6] |
| Total | 182 | ||||||
Poland
[change | change source]| Class | Image | Type | Introduced | Wheel arr. | In traffic | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMD Series 66 | 
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Diesel | 2006-07 | Co-Co | 13 | 66008-011, 013-015 & 66601-606 |
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Electric (Diesel last-mile slave) |
2016 | 5 | E6ACTd-101 - E6ACTd-105 |
Australia
[change | change source]| Class | Type | Introduced | Wheel arr | In traffic | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GL | Diesel | 1971/72 remanufactured 2004 | Co-Co | 2 | GL111, GL112 | leased from Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia |
| XRN | 2010-12 | 30 | XRN001-030 | owned by Xstrata | ||
| CF | 2013 | 2 | CF4407, CF4408 | leased from Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia | ||
| G | 1988 | 2 | G533, G535 |
Netherlands
[change | change source]| Class | Type | Introduced | Wheel arr. | In traffic | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vossloh G1206 | Diesel | Bo-Bo | 3
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Shunting and local operations | ||
| Vossloh G 2000 | 1
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| EMD Class 66 | Co-Co | Withdrawn, lease ended | ||||
| BR182 (Siemens ES 64 U2) | Electric | Bo-Bo | 1
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| BR185 (Bombardier TRAXX) | 2
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| BR189 (Siemens ES 64 F4) | 12
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Genesee & Wyoming Appoints Tim Shoveller as CEO of UK/Europe Operations". gwrr.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "G&W agrees to buy Freightliner Group". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Careers". freightliner.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ Holden, Michael (22 May 2020). "Freightliner purchases 14 Class 59 locomotives as Mendip Rail contract continues". Rail Advent. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "DB Cargo Class 59/2s Sold to Freightliner". rail-record.co.uk. 3 November 2019.
- ↑ "First Class 90s head for scrap while DB Cargo UK sells two to Freighliner". Rail Express. No. 337. p. 18.
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