Class 66

DBC 66004 in HVO Climate Hero livery. DB CARGO.

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DB Cargo fits more Class 66s with in-cab monitoring equipment

A successful trial with one '66' has led to nine more being fitted with the equipment.

DB Cargo UK 6 Jun

GBRF Railfreight Construction 66793 stands at Derby, working 6M72 0322 Grain Oil Terminal Gbrf to Sinfin Sdgs, on Tuesday 12th November 2024. STEVEN DONALD.

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GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

GBRf already has four such locomotives in its GBHH pool.

GB Railfreight 22 May

DB Cargo 66181, in red livery, passes Barrow upon Soar on the Midland Main Line on September 6 2024, with the 1055 East Midlands Gateway-Felixstowe North intermodal. The unit has been identified as one of those next in line for conversion. PAUL BIGGS.

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DB Cargo's full Class 66/6 conversions identified as programme is expanded

The programme to re-gear some Class 66/0s has been expanded to 15 locomotives.

DB Cargo UK 27 Feb

DB Cargo's 66185 at the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway in 2016.

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DB Cargo Class 66 recovered for repairs after months out of traffic

Locomotive has been stopped at an aggregates terminal since last summer.

DB Cargo UK 5 Feb

66316 at UKRL Loughborough on December 6. ROB REEDMAN.

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Class 66 thought to be the last for the UK arrives from Europe

The loco that will become 66316 arrived at Immingham in early December

GB Railfreight 26 Dec

The EWS livery, first seen in April 1996, is rapidly disappearing from the modern railway scene. Until this month, the oldest working locomotive still in the colours (and its original paint) was 66003, which passes St Denys working the well-loaded 0920 Trafford Park-Southampton on May 8. TOM MCATEE.

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EWS livery is slowly heading for the history books as more locos are repainted

The latest DB Cargo Class 66s to be repainted are 66003 and 66106, which are now in the company’s red.

Freight 6 Nov

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Latest GBRf Class 66 begins UK duties

GB Railfreight put 66312 into traffic on July 20.

GB Railfreight 12 Aug

Class 66/5 66591 will be equipped with ETCS at Leeds Midland Road Vehicle Maintenance Facility.

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Freightliner to commence Industry-First ETCS Locomotive Retrofit

Freightliner has partnered with Siemens Mobility for a pioneering project to equip its Class 66V locomotive, 66591, with the European Train Control System (ETCS). This marks a significant milestone for the industry, as Freightliner will become the first operator to retrofit a locomotive with ETCS in-house.

Freightliner 21 Jun

66039 fitted with ETCS technology travels to RIDC

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Dynamic testing starts on first freight locomotive fitted with digital signalling

The first locomotive in Britain’s principal freight fleet to be fitted with digital signalling equipment has now moved to dynamic testing on a test track.

ECDP 29 Apr

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Bi-mode future for freight as Simpson urges electrification

Rail freight can decarbonise now by running longer trains, but the future is bi-mode traction says RFG's Maggie Simpson

3 Mar

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Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) performs well in DB Cargo UK tests

HVO fuel trials prove a success for DB Cargo UK - carbon emissions could be cut by 90% as a result

26 Jan

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First of three Swedish ‘66s’ arrives for GB Railfreight

“This move is demonstrative of why GBRf is leading the way in the rail freight sector" - Managing Director John Smith

3 Jun

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EXCLUSIVE: Could DRS locomotive fleet be re-engineered?

DRS considering re-engineering possibilities for its diesels, with even '68s' being considered

16 Aug

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What the drivers think of the ‘66s’…

What drivers think of the Class 66

21 Apr

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Class ‘66s’ ‘clickety-clicked’ for UK freight (the final locomotives arrive)

We delve into the archives to bring you a feature by RICHARD CLINNICK following the delivery of the final new-build Class 66s for the UK in 2016

18 Apr

Left: The jubilant EWS Class 66 commissioning team stand in front of the locomotive, from left to right are: Mike Studley, Dave Phillips, Steve Faulkner, Tim Ware, Doug Roffey, Graham Preston, Ian Dougherty, Roland Hatton, Dave Shillitoe and Dave Wass. MEL HOLLEY.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: First Canadian Class 66 arrives in Britain!

Twenty years ago today, the first Class 66 arrived in the UK. We delve into the archives to celebrate its arrival.

18 Apr

Freightliner 66558 at Eastleigh on October 16 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Freightliner and Dapol commemorate armistice

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.

19 Sept

A pair of Caledonian Sleeper Class 73/9s enter Spean Bridge on July 1. PETER FOSTER.

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Rebuilt ‘73/9s’ take over all Caledonian Sleeper work

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.

5 Jul