New Class 99 locomotives to use vegetable oil

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Guest authors

GB Railfreight has today announced that its new Stadler-built Class 99 locomotives will run off electricity or renewable fuels such as HVO, or Hydrotreated Vegetable…

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More Class 99 locomotives arrive into Bristol

Guest authors
November 29, 2025
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GB Railfreight has announced that another two Class 99 locomotives have arrived in the UK. On Thursday, 27th November, 99003 and 99004 arrived at Bristol…

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Made in UK hybrid shunters for GBRf

Simon Walton
August 12, 2024
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has acquired four new electric “Class 18 hybrid+” shunters (switchers) from manufacturer Clayton Equipment. The new locomotives will step into roles traditionally…

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GBRf goes all HVO over Drax

Simon Walton
February 28, 2025
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British rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has pledged to run its roster of biomass trains on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The operator supplies imported…

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