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GB Railways GB Railways, the operator of Hull Trains, has received a £24m takeover approach from First Group. 16-Jul-2003 GB Railways is facing the prospect of a takeover approach from Freightliner's holding company, in order to create an enlarged rail freight business. 11-Jul-2002 GB Railways has selected Skanska Construction as infrastructure development partner for a £200m east-west rail link between East Anglia and Oxford, but government approval is still required. 28-Mar-2001 GB Railways is in discussions with Carr West about a detailed franchise contract for operating the planned monorail in Portsmouth, although a decision on the future of the project is not expected until next year. 12-Jun-2000 GB Railways has submitted proposals to launch a new rail route between East Anglia and Oxford, in partnership with 30 local authorities and the port of Felixstowe. 31-May-2000 GB Railways has won a contract worth £4.8m a year to transport materials for Railtrack, and will operate seven locomotives under the name of GB Railfreight. 17-Apr-2000 GB Railways and Renaissance Trains have formed a joint venture company called Hull Trains, in order to operate a new direct train service between Hull and London from next May. 03-Sep-1999 Great Western Trains and GB Railways are in discussions to revive the cars-on-trains Motorail service that was closed down in 1995, and Great Western plans to launch the service between London Paddington and Penzance in August. 03-Feb-1999 GB Railways is planning to launch a direct link between Chelmsford and Basingstoke in October, which will enable passengers to cross London without using the Underground system. 21-Jan-1999 GB Railways has a 19% stake in the Great Southern Railway consortium that has acquired the Australian National Railways Commission for £7m, and will provide management services to the consortium for at least five years. 01-Nov-1997 GB Railways is part of a consortium that is to buy the passenger business of the Australian National Railways Commission for £7.3m. 29-Aug-1997 GB Railways has won the franchise to operate Anglia Railways, and is now planning a listing on the Alternative Investment Market. 07-Dec-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007