Vossloh locomotives for UK
Posted: 05 Jan 2012, 17:39
Direct Rail Services orders 15 Vossloh EuroLight UK locomotives
Railway Gazette
05 January 2012
UK: Open access freight and charter operator Direct Rail Services announced an order for Vossloh España to supply 15 EuroLight UK mixed traffic diesel locomotives on January 5. The contract includes options for future orders, but the value was not disclosed.
DRS said the locomotives are scheduled to be delivered in late 2013. The design has been developed in conjunction with Beacon Rail Leasing, and is based on the four-axle EuroLight low-axleload freight and passenger locomotive prototype which Vossloh unveiled at InnoTrans 2010 and is currently operating in Germany.
The locomotives ordered by DRS will be fitted with a 3 750 hp Caterpillar C175 engine and AC traction equipment from ABB, giving a top speed of 160 km/h and 'genuine mixed traffic haulage capabilities' for use on intermodal and passenger trains. The operator said the locomotives will meet 'the latest emission standards' and 'set new standards' for the driver's environment.
New locos for Direct Rail Services
Published: 05 January 2012 02:40 PM
Logistics Manager
Rail freight operator Direct Rail Services has ordered a fleet of newly designed mixed traffic diesel locomotives for use in its intermodal and passenger train operations.
The Vossloh Espana Eurolight UK locomotives are a derivative of the Eurolight locomotive which are already used in Germany. They have been developed for the UK in conjunction with Beacon Rail Leasing and DRS.
They are due to arrive in the UK in late 2013. the locos feature a 3750hp Caterpillar c175 engine and ABB AC traction equipment delivering a top speed of 100 mph and genuine mixed traffic haulage capabilities.
DRS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and has sales of some £45m.
It company was established in 1995 as a supplier of transport and associated services to the nuclear industry. As well as supporting the decommissioning activities of its parent company, it has been extended its services into a number of new sectors.
Railway Gazette
05 January 2012
UK: Open access freight and charter operator Direct Rail Services announced an order for Vossloh España to supply 15 EuroLight UK mixed traffic diesel locomotives on January 5. The contract includes options for future orders, but the value was not disclosed.
DRS said the locomotives are scheduled to be delivered in late 2013. The design has been developed in conjunction with Beacon Rail Leasing, and is based on the four-axle EuroLight low-axleload freight and passenger locomotive prototype which Vossloh unveiled at InnoTrans 2010 and is currently operating in Germany.
The locomotives ordered by DRS will be fitted with a 3 750 hp Caterpillar C175 engine and AC traction equipment from ABB, giving a top speed of 160 km/h and 'genuine mixed traffic haulage capabilities' for use on intermodal and passenger trains. The operator said the locomotives will meet 'the latest emission standards' and 'set new standards' for the driver's environment.
New locos for Direct Rail Services
Published: 05 January 2012 02:40 PM
Logistics Manager
Rail freight operator Direct Rail Services has ordered a fleet of newly designed mixed traffic diesel locomotives for use in its intermodal and passenger train operations.
The Vossloh Espana Eurolight UK locomotives are a derivative of the Eurolight locomotive which are already used in Germany. They have been developed for the UK in conjunction with Beacon Rail Leasing and DRS.
They are due to arrive in the UK in late 2013. the locos feature a 3750hp Caterpillar c175 engine and ABB AC traction equipment delivering a top speed of 100 mph and genuine mixed traffic haulage capabilities.
DRS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and has sales of some £45m.
It company was established in 1995 as a supplier of transport and associated services to the nuclear industry. As well as supporting the decommissioning activities of its parent company, it has been extended its services into a number of new sectors.