GBRf and Wascosa’s new partnership to supply modular wagons for UK rail infrastructure
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Wascosa have formed a new partnership to supply innovative modular wagons for UK Rail Infrastructure services.
Through this partnership, they will undertake a wagon leasing contract with UK railway network owner and infrastructure manager, Network Rail, who will lease these wagons for 10 years, in a move that will modernise their existing systems.
Wascosa will own and provide a total of 570 wagons, commissioned to be built by Greenbrier Europe, a high-end freight railcar manufacturer. The role of GB Railfreight will be to maintain the condition of the new wagons, while also owning and building the modules to be positioned on the newly developed structures.
Of the 570-strong fleet, there will be: 260 ‘Falcon’ box wagons, used for possession site work; 50 ‘Big Box’ wagons for bulk ballast transportation; and 260 ‘Flat Wagons’, a modular wagon developed by Wascosa for the carriage of track panels, sleepers, switches, rails and loose materials.
The first of these wagons and superstructures will be in operation in late 2021.
Mark Wyborn of GBRf said: “For GB Railfreight, being able to collaborate with the industry to offer a flexible wagon solution to Network Rail is crucial to be able to deal with supply chain demands for the future, especially during uncertain times. Equally as important is modernisation of infrastructure assets that will last for many years.”
For more information visit www.gbrailfreight.com
21st December 2020
