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DB Cargo UK agrees sale of Class 66 locomotives to Grup Feroviar Roman
DB Cargo UK agrees sale of Class 66 locomotives to Grup Feroviar Roman

DB Cargo UK has agreed to sell 25 Class 66 locomotives to Romania’s largest private railway company, Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR).

Strategic moment for ETCS in UK as key passenger and freight trains complete dynamic testing
Strategic moment for ETCS in UK as key passenger and freight trains complete dynamic testing

On 22 August 2024 another step forward has been taken towards the introduction of the ETCS to the East Coast Main Line with the completion of dynamic testing for key trains in both the passenger and freight sector.

First Class 66 with ETCS
First Class 66 with ETCS

On 26 April 2024 the first locomotive of Class 66, the Britain’s principal freight fleet, to be fitted with digital signalling equipment was moved on to dynamic testing, having successfully progressed through static testing.