GB Railfreight (GBRF) revealed the British shipping player (GBRF) for the first two of the 99 -category locomotives provided by Stadler with a value of 150 million pounds, funded by Beacon Rail.
The six new axes of customers were presented to customers and other stakeholders at a ceremony held at the main operating base of GBRF in Peterpuro on July 17, headed by the CEO of GBRF, John Smith, and was attended by the Railways Minister, Lord Peter Hindi.
Smith 99 described it as “the new standard of performance and sustainability in the UK rail charging.” Designed by the European Stadler to suit the most restricted British download scale, the 99 category is built in the manufacturer of Valencia, Spain.
It is classified on 6.17 MW when taking the current from the upper supply at 25 kV, the 99 category is equipped with a 1.79 -megawatled QSK50 diesel diesel engine. Providing equipment is provided on board.
The first two halls were delivered after the test in William in the Czech Republic. The dynamic and final approval test in Britain is expected to start later this summer. GBRF intends to spread the new fleet in revenue service as soon as a range of at least six is available later this year, with the use of four and two spare parts.
Delivery operations are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2026. The last 10 will be delivered to provide energy to air conditioning and trained lighting, and GBRF announced that the 99 category will withdraw the services of the Belmond luxury train player, a current agent.
In its main shipping role, GBRF still decides where the 99th category will be deployed, although Smith confirmed that the multimedia services that operate from the Velixsto port via Epswich and London to the stations in northern England are the clear candidate.
GBRF believes that the 99th category will provide a performance similar to the 66 -class diesel fleet in the short -off section between Felixstowe and IPSWICHE, able to match the timing of the 66 category when the trains are transferred to 2500 tons.
When working in the electrical mode outside the ipswech, the 99th category will be able to transport heavy trains at a higher speed, which saves at least 30 minutes at the current time.
An invitation to support
At the launch event, Smith explained that the railway charging industry is concerned about how Britain’s special shipping operators are mainly suitable in the new structure that combines passenger and infrastructure management operations together under the Great British Railways owned by the public (GBR).
Smith said that the industry needs the “official certainty” from GBR due to the availability of charging paths and the access to the future track. “Please support us,” was his call to the government regarding the targets of the railway shipping growth. Smith also called for an increase in the tax on diesel fuel, noting that the road transport industry has benefited from years of freezing fuel fees while the railway shippers witnessed all the main costs.
Hindi admitted that Smith was “right to be worried” about what GBR would bring, but he said that the change will be on the basis of “where we are now, not a completely new start.” He confirmed that GBR will accommodate shipping, but note that the network is already busy.
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