20.12.07
Record rise in train services for first GBRf
First GBRf, the award winning freight haulier, has increased commercial services by a third in just one month and smashed prior train run records, achieved only two months before in September.
Latest performance figures show a total of 1089 train journeys took place from 11 November to 8 December, an addition of 235 services on the previous record of 854 and 33% more than the preceding month.
Commenting on the report, Jonathan Moser, First GBRf’s Business Development Director said: “I think these figures speak for themselves and demonstrate FirstGBRf’s continual steady growth in all areas of the UK rail freight market. During the past month we have started running aggregate trains from the Midlands to East Anglia and we have also commenced operating our first coal trains between Teesside and Drax in addition to the trains we already work from the Port of Tyne. On top of this we have further new flows due to commence in the new year as well”.
Such high levels of services in November have been achieved following increased demand from customers, including the decision by Metronet to double the amount of train services required, with services taking place on four consecutive weekends and an extension on supplying extra mail trains, previously introduced to clear the back log of letters following postal strikes, for Royal Mail.
Running over a thousand trains in a four-week period reflects a high level of customer satisfaction and comparing the figures to the same period in 2006 shows a 74% rise on the amount of journeys undertaken. Such rapid growth makes 2007 the most successful year yet for the freight organisation.
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