the operation of freight trains

Colas Rail Limited is part of the Colas Rail Group, a Colas company – leading in road construction and maintenance, with the inside track on what makes for the ultimate rail infrastructure solution. Colas Rail is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of railway infrastructure services.

The organisation is split into four different sections: • Rail Infrastructure. • Rail Services. • Urban Rail. • High-Speed Rail.

Colas Rail is a leading provider of railway infrastructure services – providing design, engineering, project management, construction and maintenance solutions for the light rail, metro, mainline and highspeed markets.

Some of the schemes they deliver include: • Track Installation, Renewal and

Maintenance. • Signalling. • Electrification (Overhead Catenary

Systems and 3rd Rail). • High Voltage and Traction Power. • Rolling Stock Refurbishment and

Maintenance.

In 2019, Colas Rail UK won a ten-year contract for the South Rail Systems Alliance (SRSA) across three Network Rail regions in the South of the UK – Western & Wales, Southern and Anglia. The framework creates an alliance between Network Rail, Colas Rail Ltd, and AECOM providing an integrated delivery model for the development, design and construction of track renewals on plain line, switches and crossings.

Their services include the operation and maintenance of On Track Plant, which includes operating and maintaining the largest, most advanced fleet of On Track Plant in the UK, and Rail Freight, Rolling Stock Refurbishment and Maintenance, as well as Rail Grinding and Milling services.

Their extended depot in Rugby accommodates On Track Plant and Locomotives up to 148 metres long and undertakes the servicing and repair of On Track Machines, On Track Plant and Locomotives.

Colas Rail currently operates an extensive fleet of railway assets: 130 locomotives, 500 wagons and two track-laying trains. As well as three ballast clearing machines, 32 ballast tampers, three stabilisers, 13 ballast regulators, 55 road-rail vehicles, 15 loaders, and three concreting trains, across the 20 countries in which it operates.

Included in this collection are several ‘Specialist Wagons’ including eight ‘Slinger’ rail delivery and recovery gantry wagons, one high capacity 125T Kirow crane KRC 1200 UK, 16 PEM LEM switch handling units (PEMs/LEMs) and two Track Relaying Machines (TRM).

Colas Rail has over 25 years’ experience in designing and delivering Light Rail systems in more than 50 cities around the world. In the UK they deliver design, construction and maintenance for light/metro rail projects, they work in partnership with their customers to identify optimal engineering and value-based solutions through Early Contractor Involvement.

Urban Rail transit offers low energy consumption and high efficiency travel, opening up under-populated areas and aiding regeneration. Increasingly becoming an integral part of urban planning, it provides one of the most convenient and safest modes of transportation within inner city areas – enhancing regional quality of life and having a positive impact on the local community, the environment and the economy.

The Midland Metro Alliance (MMA) was established in 2016 and consists of a consortium of partners including the West Midlands Combined Authority and Colas Rail Ltd. It was established to contribute to the social and economic regeneration of the West Midlands – with the aim of extending the tram network by a further 32 kilometres by 2026.

Construction started in June 2017 with the Birmingham Centenary Square Extension, completed in 2019. Further works include the tramway extensions to Wolverhampton City Centre and Edgbaston due to enter operation in 2021. The Wednesbury Brierley Hill Line will follow in 2023. Dependent on financing, the network will extend to the east of Birmingham, to link the future high-speed line, High Speed 2 (HS2) and towards the airport with the East Birmingham-Solihull branch.

With over 35 years’ experience managing and delivering high-speed rail projects, the Colas Rail Group have delivered on a variety of projects harnessing a successful track record.

Colas Rail built 74 kilometres of new highspeed double track line from the Channel Tunnel to Fawkham Junction in north Kent, with a design speed of 300 kph, including the OCS and Mechanical and Electrical equipment and services.

Cities are being reinvented all over the world, with mobility being the key to connecting people and boosting local economies. In the UK, Colas Rail are proud to be a partner of choice – helping customers to put the passenger first.

KEY PERSONNEL CEO: Jean- Pierre Bertrand Deputy CEO: Stephens Haynes Rail Freight Director: Simon Ball

CONTACT INFORMATION Address: Dacre House, Dacre St, Westminster, London SW1H0DJ Tel: 020 7593 5348 Email: info@colasrail.co.uk Visit: www.colasrail.co.uk

The company was born in 1996 when assets from the former British Rail freight business were used to form English Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS). In 2007 Deutsche Bahn AG acquired all shares in the company and in 2016 renamed it DB Cargo UK.

In October 2021, DB Cargo UK announced plans to lease its Mossend EuroTerminal rail freight facility to Maritime Intermodal. The Lanarkshire depot provides intermodal freight transfer between rail and road and is well-placed at the centre of Scotland’s road network, next to the M8 motorway linking Glasgow and Edinburgh. The announcement came two years after Maritime Intermodal took over the lease of DB’s intermodal rail freight facilities in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and Trafford Park in Manchester.

Under the terms of that agreement: • DB Cargo UK was contracted to run

Maritime Intermodal’s rail operations out of Felixstowe and Southampton. • Maritime Intermodal took on responsibility for DB Cargo UK’s terminals in Trafford Park, Manchester and Wakefield in West Yorkshire, thus strengthening the road haulier’s national network of strategic hubs. • Maritime Intermodal took responsibility for DB Cargo UK’s existing intermodal customers on its Felixstowe and

Southampton services.

DB Cargo UK signed a ten-year contract with Brett Aggregates in 2020. The contract will see DB Cargo UK transport millions of tonnes of sea-dredged products every year from Brett’s marine aggregates terminals in Ipswich, Cliffe and Newhaven.

DB Cargo UK was awarded a five-year haulage contract with Tarmac in 2020. This has welcomed a boost for the rail freight company which already runs a range of services for Tarmac to and from Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire and its aggregates facility in Angerstein Wharf, Greenwich, London.

DB Cargo UK has been awarded a twoyear contract to transport China clay for Imerys. DB Cargo UK also signed a fiveyear ‘hook and haul’ contract to transport supplies of sustainable biomass to Drax. Each train will carry around 1,650 tonnes of sustainable biomass to Drax Power Station, which provides flexible and reliable renewable power for millions of UK homes and businesses.

DB Cargo UK has also secured a new three-year deal with fellow rail freight company GB Railfreight (GBRf) to undertake the maintenance of ten Class 60 locomotives for them as well as providing technical infield support.

In October 2018, UK manufacturing was given a major boost with the opening of DB Cargo UK’s new £6 million steel logistics centre in the West Midlands. Construction took more than twelve months and saw the German-owned freight operator more than double the size of its existing facility in Knowles Road, Wolverhampton, which receives imported steel from as far afield as Holland and Sweden.

The £6 million project was one of the largest investments in rail freight in the past five years and seen as a major vote of confidence in the UK’s continuing ability to trade and attract inward investment post-Brexit.

The new state-of-the-art logistics centre is now used by some of the world’s biggest steel companies including ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel and SSAB; providing a major boost to local businesses that use their products in their manufacturing processes.

In August 2019, DB Cargo UK started work on a multi-million programme of investment to improve track and rail infrastructure at three key sites. The UK’s largest rail freight operator is replacing more than 20 kilometres of track at its depots at Immingham in North Lincolnshire, Rotherham in South Yorkshire and Toton in Nottinghamshire. The investment will further improve the safety and reliability of services.

The campaign intends to support the UK in reaching its climate targets as freight transport plays a key role in production of greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of the campaign is to encourage more businesses to choose rail freight over road haulage for their transport needs, thus assisting in the UK efforts to achieve its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

To encourage more companies to switch from road to rail, DB Cargo UK are asking the government to: • Set out in primary legislation a legally binding target for future modal growth, thus driving greater collaboration and innovation (as we have seen with decarbonisation). • Work with the rail industry to incentivise businesses to switch their goods from road to rail. • Establish an efficient logistics sector which has hubs and terminals in the right places, with strong rail connectivity to help avoid a road-led recovery. • Commit to investing in the infrastructure required to decarbonise rail freight including a long-term programme of electrifying the railways. • Ensure that the future industry structure supports rail freight growth and unlock continued third-party investment that will allow rail freight operators to deliver greater long-term economic and environmental benefits. • Make the best use of capacity on the network, using a benefits-led assessment that considers the relative value of different capacity choices and which maximises the opportunities for getting more freight on each train. • Upgrade Britain’s infrastructure to make it fit for the digital age, which can allow both freight and passenger trains to run more efficiently.

KEY PERSONNEL Chief Executive Officer: Andrea Rossi Chief Financial Officer: Deb Hardy Chief Transformation and Digitalisation Officer: Marie Hill Head of Sales: Roger Neary

CONTACT INFORMATION Address: Lakeside Business Park, South Yorkshire, DN4 5PN Tel: 01302 575000 Email: Uk.dbcargo@deutschebahn.com Visit: www.uk.dbcargo.com

DRS has a uniquely flexible and efficient fleet of locomotives and rolling stock. Their fleet of Class 88, 68, 66, 57 and 37 locomotives offer unbridled flexibility allowing them to deliver freight services across the network.

The Class 88 is their state-of-the-art bimode locomotive, the only dual powered locomotive in the UK. It can run on overhead electricity and offers industry leading CO2 savings, but also up to 500 miles on diesel power when no overhead lines are available.

Unique amongst UK rail freight businesses, DRS is not only fully accredited to ISO 9001 quality management and ISO 14001 environmental standards, but has also achieved the occupational health and safety approval BS OHSAS 18001.

With a unique blend of skills and experience, the company offers a comprehensive package of rail transport and related services, tailor-made to match a wide range of exacting customer requirements. DRS’s award winning UK-wide operations are delivered from a national network of fully equipped depots and facilities, supported by a 24/7 control centre.

Supporting DRS’s core business of delivering safe, secure and reliable transport services for some of the most sensitive and demanding loads is an ever-expanding portfolio of key rail activities.

DRS operates a unique fleet of locomotives matched with a flexible team of highly trained, fully experienced staff, providing a comprehensive range of infrastructure support services including: • Autumn Rail Head Treatment

Trains (RHTT). • Winter snow clearance utilising DRS’ own

MSP-fi tted locomotives and Network

Rail Independent Snow Ploughs and

Beilhack Ploughs. • Overhead line ‘ice breaking’ service. • MPV weed-spraying operations. • S&C Video MPV Operation. • A variety of Test Trains, including

Network Rail Saloon services.

In addition to these key services, DRS also supports Supply Chain Operations for Network Rail with the extensive resources required to facilitate its infrastructure renewal requirements, including the provision of Network Services, Bulk Ballast Services, Delivery Trains and Possession Services.

In April 2021, Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), a specialist nuclear transport organisation, was launched. NTS is part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group and specialises in the operational, commercial, engineering, legal, and regulatory expertise that underpin nuclear transport and logistics operations.

Operating from a network of more than thirty depots and sites, from Georgemas in the far north of Scotland to Devonport on the south coast, Nuclear Transport Solutions operate seven fully nuclear capable regional railheads that are positioned to support decommissioning and new build activities, and safe, high-security stabling facilities at strategic locations.

KEY PERSONNEL Managing Director: Chris Connelly Senior Business Manager: Sabrina Brannan Senior Operations Planning Manager: Sam Dixon

CONTACT INFORMATION Address: Direct Rail Services, Regents Court, Baron Way, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 4SJ Tel: 01228 406600 Email: communications@drsl.co.uk

Founded in 1965 in the UK, Freightliner has since expanded into Continental Europe. After a few years operating only intermodal services from ports like Southampton and Tilbury to Birmingham, Manchester and others, Freightliner began operating infrastructure trains for Network Rail in 1999. In the first ten years after privatisation Freightliner trebled the number of services it ran.

Freightliner and sister company Pentalver are owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W). G&W owns or leases 116 freight railroads worldwide organised in eight locally managed operating regions with 7,300 employees serving 3,000 customers.

Freightliner is the leading UK intermodal rail freight operator for the transportation of maritime containers with a comprehensive network offering the complete logistics package or trunk rail moves.

Operating around a hundred services daily, Freightliner moves over 770,000 maritime containers per year from the deep- sea ports of Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway to all major conurbations in the UK, offering total coverage of the UK network. The combined Pentalver/ Freightliner road fleet consists of more than 350 modern tractor units and over 900 trailers to compliment the rail operations, providing a total logistics solution to their customer base.

The bulk of the fleet is made up of Class 66 locomotives, which were introduced in 1998. In 2009 Freightliner introduced 19 Powerhaul locomotives; these have the same haulage capacity of 1,800 tonnes and run at the same speed. In 2018/19, Freightliner added eight Class 59 locomotives to their fleet for the Mendip Rail contract.

In 2019/20, Freightliner added 13 electric class 90 locomotives from Porterbrook Leasing to complement its existing ten locomotives. They operate using the 25k overhead line supply, reducing the dependency on diesel traction and contributing to making rail an even more sustainable and carbon-neutral mode for transporting freight. Rail freight is already producing 76 per cent las carbon per gross tonne mile than road freight, and Freightliner is the largest user of electric locomotives to haul freight. The expansion of the electric fleet helps to improve that footprint further. Some of the locomotives will replace the ageing class 86 fleet which will be retired from service until they can be overhauled and re-introduced as Freightliner expands its electrically hauled services.

In late 2021, 230 new Freightliner FFA-G wagons arrived in the UK from Poland, representing the next generation of energy efficient, 40ft intermodal wagons. The new FFA-G wagon is the culmination of two-and-a-half years of work with partners Greenbrier Europe and Wabtec Axiom Rail and is the latest contribution to Freightliner’s energy-saving strategy. Designed with fuel efficiency in mind, the FFA-G wagon is more than two tonnes lighter per platform than its nearest competitor, driving significantly less weight per train whilst maintaining industry safety standards. The modern low track force bogies ensure significantly reduced noise levels and minimise track damage.

KEY PERSONNEL Chief Financial Officer: Patrick Taylor Chief Commercial Officer: Emma Dempsey

CONTACT INFORMATION Address: 3rd Floor, 90 Whitfield Street, London W1T 4EZ Tel: 03330 169545 Email: info@gwrr.co.uk Visit: www.freightliner.co.uk

GBRf’s £3 million building opened in August 2021, accommodates GBRf’s traincrew and office staff including its 24-hour control centre, training and operations departments, as well as the asset management team. The building plays host to three new purpose-built classrooms and state-of-the-art simulators which will be used to develop future generations of talent from the local area and beyond.

GBRf has completed two major upgrade projects funded by Network Rail worth over £1.5 million, aimed at improving vital Local Distribution Centres (LDCs) in Eastleigh and Bescot.

Both LDC’s act as a focal point for the shunting, marshalling and preparation of trains needed to support vital engineering works carried out by Network Rail.

The work on Eastleigh LDC, in Hampshire, has been two years in the making with GBRf replacing old cabins with updated facilities that provide full recreational capability, offices for management, a meeting room, as well as a vantage point that overlooks the yard. Alongside this, GBRf undertook a car park overhaul, maximising the potential parking for those operating onsite.

GB Railfreight (GBRf) renewed its contract with Tarmac for five years from January 2020 to 31 December 2025. GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Rail Stone Solutions (RSS) signed two contracts to support construction on the first phase of HS2.

The deals, with HS2 contractors EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial BAM Nuttall) and BBV (Balfour Beatty VINCI) will see GBRf join forces with RSS to deliver aggregates by rail to the high-speed rail project’s main construction compounds.

As part of the deal with EKFB, GBRf will support the training of new train drivers at their new state-of-the-art twin-simulators near Peterborough where the UK’s first and only full-cab freight European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) simulator centre is located.

The Decarbonisation & Electrification of Freight Terminals (DEFT) project, funded by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK, has seen project partners Furrer+Frey GB, Tarmac and GB Railfreight demonstrate a new way of decarbonising rail and lessen freight’s impact on passenger journeys.

Engineers from Furrer+Frey GB designed a Moveable Overhead Conductor system at Northamptonshire terminal where overhead equipment supplying electricity to the locomotives can safely move away once the train is in place and return when the train needs to move again. This would transform the terminal in Northamptonshire to become the first in the UK to demonstrate an innovative overhead electrification system, which indicates the end for diesel on electrified rail routes and boosts the industry’s net zero ambitions. If successful, the moveable overhead system could go on to be deployed at other freight terminals across the UK and support the full decarbonisation of Britain’s railways

In June 2019, GBRf announced three Class 66 locomotives were to be leased from Beacon Rail Leasing and introduced to the UK rail network from Sweden. The locomotives mark GBRf’s continued growth and investment in its fleet. These locos are the most widely operated modern freight locomotives in the European market and will further strengthen GBRf’s already reliable fleet. GBRf have considerable experience bringing locomotives from Europe to the UK. Previous conversions include 66 747/8/9/5/51 from European to UK specification with the assistance of Electro Motive Diesels (EMD).

GB Railfreight (GBRF) has taken delivery of a class 18 hybrid+ shunting locomotive as part of a three-month trial with Beacon Rail Leasing, marking the latest expansion of its growing fleet. Manufactured by Clayton Equipment Ltd, the Class 18 is powered by an onboard battery that provides emissionsfree operation where charging facilities are available, or through a regenerative braking system. When challenges with range or operation occur, an efficient onboard Stage V compliant engine can be utilised to increase the locomotives running time. This shunting locomotive will enable low noise and zero emissions, demonstrating a clear contribution to meeting the UK’s net zero carbon targets.

KEY PERSONNEL Chief Executive Officer: John Smith Commercial Director: Liam Day Production Director: Ian Langton Finance Director: Karl Goulding- Davis Asset Director: David Goulding Business Development Director: Tim Hartley General Infrastructure Manager: Alex Kirk

CONTACT INFORMATION Address: LONDON HQ, 3rd Floor, 55 Old Broad Street, London EC2M 1RX Tel: 020 7904 3393 Email: info@gbrailfreight.com Visit: www.gbrailfreight.com

Apart from providing strategic direction to the group, Rail Operations (UK) incorporates a Project Management Office (PMO) to deliver support to major projects, both within the group itself and to external customers. Examples of this include: • ERTMS support to Crossrail. • Train planning support to Orion. • Procurement of the UK’s first fleet of trimode class 93 locomotives.

Rail Operations (UK) specialises in train movements relating to rolling stock delivery, testing, maintenance, modification and refurbishment programmes. Train operations include new build deliveries, train testing, fault-free running and mileage accumulation of new rolling stock.

Current fleet support includes fleet maintenance, modification and refurbishment programmes, fleet cascade or transfer programmes, vehicle / fleet testing (e.g. ETCS fitment) and infrastructure-train interface testing.

Rail Operations (UK) also provides storage regimes to support new build, off lease and redundant rolling stock.

• Passenger (ECS), ad-hoc freight or engineering rolling stock movements. • Traction and rolling stock movements for private owners / operators.

Rail Operations (UK) also has a fleet of dedicated locomotives which have been modified with electrical brake translation equipment and a range of coupler types to enable direct coupling to, and through automatic brake control of, most UK EMU types. This negates the need to use historic barrier and translator type vehicles.

Delivering innovation and diversification to the UK rail industry the Rail Operations group of companies provides a range of specialist services to the UK rail industry. These services are principally in support of the rolling stock leasing, manufacturing and engineering sectors and involve everything from project management through to the delivery and testing of new train fleets. Rail Operations Group partnered with the Barrow Hill Roundhouse to provide a shuttle service to the 2021 Rail Ale Festival. On 4 August 2021 Rail Operations Group operated Retro Railtours’ first tour since 2019.

Traxion is a specialist rolling stock management company delivering services related to rolling stock storage and disposals. Today’s rolling stock storage programmes require suitable storage facilities, within which, a varying range of rolling stock servicing or maintenance regimes are provided. Traxion can tailor to include the following: • Wheel Bearing Rotations. • Weekly Inspections. • Transit of the unit to and from an approved engineering provider for more in-depth inspection. • Arrange with Rail Operations Group transit to and from originating depot to storage. • Asset surveys and reports to clients at their request.

Orion started trading in 2020, delivering high speed logistics services across the UK using re-purposed passenger trains employing bi-mode traction systems. Orion has already ordered the first class 769 ‘Flex’ units which will be used to convey light goods and parcel type commodities. These trains can operate over all UK rail routes and will serve national and regional logistics hubs, terminal, principal and regional stations and deep sea and inland ports.

On 16 February 2021, Rail Operations (UK) completed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Heathrow Airport Limited, the parent company of Heathrow Express, to acquire the fleet of five Class 360/2 multiple units, plus spare parts.

On 14 January 2021 Stadler and Rail Operations (UK) signed a framework agreement for the supply of thirty Class 93 tri-mode locomotives. The advanced locomotives will significantly reduce CO2 emissions for both rail freight as well as potential passenger transport services, underscoring Stadler’s green credentials and demonstrating its commitment to decarbonisation. Deliveries are expected to start in early 2023.

KEY PERSONNEL Group President: Karl Watts Chairman: Neil Bennett Chief Operating Officer: David Burley Production Director: Paul Orchard

CONTACT INFORMATION Address: First Floor, Wyvern House, Railway Terrace, Derby DE1 2RU Tel: 01332 343295 Email: info@railopsgroup.co.uk Visit: www.railopsgroup.co.uk

Victa Railfreight holds a UK wide Non-Passenger Train Operators Licence that has enables it to offer ‘last mile’ shunts, local tripping and rail freight feeder services and ‘short line’ capability to a wide customer base as well as ground staff provision for passenger and freight train operating companies. The company acts as principal operators at Dove Holes Quarry in the Peak District on behalf of Cemex UK and at Tilbury on behalf of Forth Ports, in both cases providing both expertise and shunting and train preparation services at these busy locations. In addition, it delivers a large number of safety related training courses to the freight community and also advises on a wide range of safety, operations and logistics related subjects.

Victa Railfreight offers safety and sustainability evaluations to customers in the form of its Rail Freight Terminal Management packages which facilitate continuous improvement in the safety, operation and sustainability of rail freight facilities. Victa Railfreight has expertise in providing rail solutions for construction projects and is completing an eight-year involvement with the building of the Elizabeth Line under London. Prior to this it provided support to the construction of High Speed 1, Heathrow T5 and other similar projects.

Victa Railfreight is one of the longest standing members of the Railfreight Group with Managing Director Neil Sime recently completing his two terms as Chair.

Victa currently employs around 70 staff and has a turnover of c£3.5 million. Its dedicated team have long established expertise in the rail industry and freight sector in particular. Victa Railfreight has a reputation for innovation and collaborative working that is driving the business forward and would be delighted to discuss our services with prospective clients.

KEY PERSONNEL Managing Director: Neil Sime Contract & Resources Manager: Debbie Simmons Head of Operations & Safety: Paul Verghese Third Party Services Manager: Colette Ranford

CONTACT INFORMATION Address: Unit 1 The Viewpoint, Boxley Road, Boxley Road, Maidstone, Kent ME14 2DZ Tel: 01622 690978 Email: enquiries@victa-railfreight.com Visit: www.victa-railfreight.com

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