02.12.2022
Artikel Nummer: 43231
Technological transformation in progress
After several years of design and planning, DB Cargo UK’s Class 66 locomotive (66039) will be the first UK freight locomotive to receive the latest version of the European train control system (ETCS).
The locomotive has now been delivered to Electro-Motive Diesel’s engineering workshop in Doncaster where the technological transformation will take place.
The ‘first-in-class’ fitment will take around six months to complete and is a significant milestone in the roll-out of the new European rail traffic management system (ERTMS) in the railfreight sector, the carrier said. The roll-out is being coordinated by the East Coast Digital Programme, a cross-industry partnership led by UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail. (ben)