Freight - Page 25

Eurostar is to send the first of its 186mph Class 373 trains for scrap after just 22 years in service.

The final 24 shunting locomotives owned by DB Cargo are up for sale, including eight still in use today.

Freightliner and Dapol honour Britain’s war dead for 100th anniversary of the Armistice on November 11 2018, to raise money for former servicemen and women.

Switching from diesel to electric traction will have more effect on freight train speeds than simply increasing speed limits from 75mph to 90mph, says NR.

Longer and faster freight trains running on a higher-capacity rail network form the cornerstone of Network Rail’s draft Freight Network Study.

First complete dual-mode Class 88 for the UK unveiled by Direct Rail Services.

Caledonian Sleeper no longer uses Class 67s on its trains from Edinburgh Waverley to the Highlands, because sufficient rebuilt Class 73/9s are now available.

New costs, restrictions and bureaucratic requirements are all risks following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, according to the FTA.

More Class 73s could be rebuilt for GB Railfreight, but the company says while it would like to have more, there is not currently the work for them.

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers wants Government to introduce a new freight strategy to reduce congestion, improve air quality and boost the economy.