GB Railways

GB Railways Group plc
IndustryRail
FoundedOctober 1996
DefunctAugust 2003
FatePurchased by FirstGroup
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Michael Schabas
Jeremy Long
Jim Morgan
Max Steinkopf
ServicesPassenger transportation
Freight transportation
SubsidiariesAnglia Railways
Hull Trains (80%)
GB Railfreight
Websitewww.gbrailways.com

GB Railways[1] was the parent company of a number of train operating companies, running the Anglia Railways franchise from January 1997 and launching Hull Trains and GB Railfreight.[2] GB Railways was also involved in the management of the Estonian rail company Edelaraudtee and had an investment in Great Southern Rail in Australia.

The company was acquired by FirstGroup in August 2003.

  1. ^ Companies House extract company no 3263210 GB Railways Group plc
  2. ^ "GB Railways plc Corporate Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.