Class 68 and Class 88 Locomotives
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Class 68 and Class 88 Locomotives

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Class 68 and Class 88 Locomotives

About this book

In 2012, Direct Rail Services (DRS) placed an order with Vossloh (now Stadler Rail) for its first Class 68 diesel locomotives. The fleet size has now grown to thirty-four. Their later order was for ten Class 88 locomotives, an electro-diesel variant of the Class 68. Since delivery, the 68s have worked alongside the operator's fleet of ageing, so-called 'heritage', locos. With these locos now at their disposal, they are surely destined to be the mainstay of the company's fleet for some time to come. In addition to their use as a mixed traffic locomotive for DRS themselves, the company lease these locos to passenger train operators such as Scotrail and Chiltern Railways. Their wide range of duties is covered in this book. Here, John Jackson tracks the first few years of their use on an increasing variety of workings.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Class 68 Locomotives – No. 68001 to No. 68034 Inclusive
  7. Class 88 Locomotives – No. 88001 to No. 88010 Inclusive
  8. Nameplates and Works Plates
  9. Direct Rail Services Locomotive Depot at Carlisle and Crewe
  10. Nuclear Flask Traffic
  11. Network Rail Infrastructure Traffic
  12. Intermodal Traffic
  13. Chiltern Railways Main Line Services
  14. Scotrail – Fife Circle Services
  15. Greater Anglia – Norwich Branch Line Services
  16. Northern on the Cumbrian Coast and Furness Line
  17. First TransPennine Express Services
  18. A Miscellany of Other Class 68 and Class 88 Workings