Latest GBRf Class 66 begins UK duties

GB Railfreight put 66312 into traffic on July 20.

It is the fifth of the 11 Class 66s that GBRf has secured from mainland Europe to bolster its fleet. And it has ‘jumped the queue’ ahead of 66310 and 66311, which are still being worked on to bring them up to UK specification.

Meanwhile, 66314 is the ninth of the batch to be repainted into GBRf livery. And still in its old grey livery, 66315 is undergoing modification for UK use at the UK Rail Leasing site at Loughborough.

Of the remaining units, 29003, which will become 66316, is expected to dock in late August.