{"id":351690,"date":"2026-01-19T20:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=188013"},"modified":"2026-01-19T20:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:18:07","slug":"db-cargo-uk-agrees-sale-of-class-66-locos-to-grup-feroviar-roman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=351690","title":{"rendered":"DB Cargo UK agrees sale of Class 66 locos to Grup Feroviar Roman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DB Cargo UK has agreed to sell 25 Class 66 locomotives to Romania\u2019s largest private railway company, Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR).<\/p>\n

Under the multi-million-pound deal, the first Class 66 (66014) will leave DB Cargo UK\u2019s traction maintenance depot at Toton in Nottinghamshire at the end of January 2026, with all 25 due to be delivered by mid-2028.<\/p>\n

Before being transported to mainland Europe, all the locomotives will be reinstated to current UK operational standards and repainted blue.<\/p>\n

DB Cargo UK\u2019s newly appointed engineering director Wayne Miller said the decision to sell the Class 66 locomotives was part of the company\u2019s ongoing optimisation of its fleet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese locomotives are surplus to DB\u2019s requirements and will still leave ample locomotives in our fleet to meet predicted traffic growth in future years. We\u2019re proud to be reinstating the locomotives at our centre of excellence in Toton, and look forward to further developing this partnership,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Grup Feroviar Roman is the flagship company of GRAMPET Group \u2014 the largest private freight rail transporter and logistics operator in Central and South-Eastern Europe, with over 7,500 employees and operations in 10 European countries: Romania, Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Moldova, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia, and Macedonia.<\/p>\n

With nearly 25 years of experience, GFR has established itself as a leader in the railway transport market in Romania, by providing high-quality integrated services to its customers. Operating a fleet of over 15,000 wagons and 350 locomotives, it transports goods to thousands of destinations \u2013 both nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n

Sorin Chinde, chairman of the board of directors of Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR) and vice president of the GRAMPET Group, said: \u201cThis acquisition aligns with GRAMPET Group\u2019s strategy of investing in high-performance rolling stock that enhances our operational efficiency. The locomotives purchased by Grup Feroviar Roman from DB Cargo UK will become the backbone of the operator\u2019s diesel fleet in the years ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe replacement of the current LDE 2100 locomotive fleet, used for diesel traction, was necessary due to the rising maintenance costs of the existing fleet, caused by their age and the increasing difficulty of sourcing spare parts. The superior power characteristics and high availability of the Class 66 locomotives will allow us to withdraw from service a larger number of 2,100 HP locomotives than the number of units purchased from DB Cargo UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Image credit: DB Cargo UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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