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GBRf opens Garden of England depot

The new GBRf Tonbridge maintenance depot from the air, looking east towards London. Image: © Cairn Cross.

It’s the less glamorous aspect of the business, but proper maintenance is the route to proper business. That’s probably why GB Railfreight has invested in a head-turning new maintenance facility in pretty-as-a-picture Tonbridge, in Kent, Southeast England.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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