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RE: GB Railfreight - ant17612 - 30/12/2020 18:20
Press Release on the Class 69s;
https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/exclusive-the-gb-railfreight-class-69-project-explained
RE: GB Railfreight - ant17612 - 22/01/2021 13:15
66797 has arrived in the country and has been forwarded to Doncaster Roberts Road by 66791. I am not currently sure on the history of this one but I suspect it has come from Germany.
RE: GB Railfreight - 507022 - 22/01/2021 13:42
(22/01/2021 13:15)ant17612 Wrote: 66797 has arrived in the country and has been forwarded to Doncaster Roberts Road by 66791. I am not currently sure on the history of this one but I suspect it has come from Germany.
66795/6/7 are all ex German locos (see post #262)
RE: GB Railfreight - ant17612 - 22/01/2021 18:11
(22/01/2021 13:42)507022 Wrote:(22/01/2021 13:15)ant17612 Wrote: 66797 has arrived in the country and has been forwarded to Doncaster Roberts Road by 66791. I am not currently sure on the history of this one but I suspect it has come from Germany.
66795/6/7 are all ex German locos (see post #262)
I was on about its former identity (European Number)
RE: GB Railfreight - ant17612 - 25/01/2021 17:29
(22/01/2021 18:11)ant17612 Wrote: I was on about its former identity (European Number)
Can now confirm 66797 is the former Berlin based CTL Logistics 513-09 (92 80 1266 036-3) having operated for them via Beacon Rail Leasing since 2016. It was built new in 2004 and has works number EMD 20038513-9 belonging in the same batch as longer term ex EU residents 66750 and 66751.
RE: GB Railfreight - ant17612 - 29/01/2021 15:19
66795 has been collected from Immingham Docks today and taken to Doncaster Roberts Road. It is the former 561-05 last operated for Freightliner Germany in their bright orange livery. Built in 2004 it has works number EMD 20038561-5.
66798 should be here soon that is also ex Freightliner Germany 561-03. Once again built in 2004 this one has works number 20038561-3.
I Believe these 2 are both low geared examples for heavier loadings like Freightliner's 66/6s so are limited to 60mph vice the usual 75mph.
RE: GB Railfreight - 313201 - 29/01/2021 17:14
Could that pave the way for longer freight trains in the uk
RE: GB Railfreight - 507022 - 29/01/2021 19:18
Probably not, the length of a train is determined by the length of passing loops on that particular route and I can’t see NR lengthening those any time soon
RE: GB Railfreight - ant17612 - 29/01/2021 19:29
(29/01/2021 17:14)313201 Wrote: Could that pave the way for longer freight trains in the uk
Not really they are more ideal for heavier loadings around the 2000+ Tonnes mark in which a standard 66 would struggle. Quite a lot of DB workings usually operated by a Class 60 have to have wagons removed when a 66 has to stand in.
RE: GB Railfreight - ant17612 - 30/01/2021 16:01
66779 currently out of use at Birch Coppice having derailed and collided with the buffers. Minor damage and was a gear selection error.