Rail freight UK

To celebrate Drax Power Station’s 50th anniversary, GB Railfreight has given Drax a gold locomotive.

To recognise Drax’s key role in energy supply in the UK and to mark the long-term partnership between GBRf and Drax 66 301 was named ‘Drax Power Station 50’

The locomotive hauled 25 biomass wagons, across the famous Victorian viaduct on the scenic Settle-Carlisle line towards Tyne Dock, where they were filled with the sustainable biomass pellets the power station uses to generate enough reliable, renewable electricity to power four million UK homes.

In partnership with GB Railfreight, Drax also commemorated its special anniversary with a series of charter trains that carried passengers around the Drax Power Station rail loop to raise money for charity. The event raised over £30,000 for Martin House, a charity that provides hospice care for children and young people with life-limiting illnesses across West, North and East Yorkshire.