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Britain's newest locomotives arrive - two more '68s' for DRS

One of two new Class 68s is offloaded at Workington Docks on October 26. DAVID BENJAMIN.

Direct Rail Services 68016 and 68017 were delivered to the UK on October 26. 

The two Class 68s were unloaded at Workington Docks before being taken to Carlisle Kingmoor by 68004 that evening.
DRS has 15 Class 68s already in the UK, with 68018-68032 on order. 
The '68s' are built by Vossloh in its Spanish factory in Valencia. They are owned by Beacon Rail.
The '68s' were delivered in unbranded blue with no decals, including numbers. 
  • For more on this, read RAIL 787, published on November 11. 

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