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The latest GB Railfreight Class 66 to be renumbered is 66794 Steve Hannam which is now 66694. This is one of the four ‘66s’ ...
DB Cargo UK has embarked on a project with Siemens Mobility to commence the installation of the European Train Control System (ETCS) on the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives. Starting in July, the ...
GB Railfreight took delivery of the last of a batch of 11 Class 66s, sourced through Akiem from mainland Europe, on September ...
US-based Electro-Motive Diesel has delivered the last batch of seven new Class 66 locomotives to UK rail freight company GB Railfreight (GBRf). The new Class 66s are currently being transported to ...
UK’s GB Railfreight (GBRf) has taken delivery of the first batch of five new Class 66 locomotives, which are on order with US-based Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD). EMD was contracted in September 2013, ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It has been easy in recent years on Europe’s railways to identify privately operated freight trains, as long as ...
AS a mark of respect GB Railfreight today headed their long distance freight train over the Settle-Carlisle line with Class 66 locomotive, Captain Sir Tom Moore this afternoon following news of his ...
Rail freight drivers are threatening to boycott hundreds of trains in a row over the state of cabs, says the drivers' union Aslef. The union said its members will refuse to drive the Class 66 locos ...
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Train Simulator: Freightliner Class 66 v2.0 Loco Add-On The heavyweight of UK freight is coming! The updated General Motors built Freightliner Class 66 V2.0 ...
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Train Simulator: Powerhaul Class 66 V2.0 Loco Add-On The Canadian-built Class 66 is a common sight across the UK's freight network, and now the Powerhaul ...