68001 at Derby on 13th February 2015
68001 and 68013 at Derby on 13th February 2015
68012 Marylebone March 2015
68026 at York on 1st July 2021
Class 68
100mile/h 3800HP bo-bo diesel electric locomotive
| The Class 68 is a type of mainline mixed traffic
diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by Vossloh for Direct Rail Services in
the United Kingdom. The design is derived from the Vossloh Eurolight and Vossloh's product name is
UKLight. This loco has received the nickname of
'turtle' due to its resemblance to a turtle's shell. There are a total of 34 locos shared between DRS, Chiltern Railways . A further 10 locos are on order TransPennine Express will sub-lease 14 Class 68 locomotives from Direct Rail Services from 2018 for initial use on the Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle route, before transferring them to the Manchester Airport to Middlesbrough service in 2019. These will haul five-car rakes of Mark 5A coaches, with a driving trailer at the opposite end.
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68001 at Derby on 13th February 2015 |
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68013 at Derby on 13th February 2015 in a livery awaiting the Chiltern Railways logo |
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68001 and 68013 at Derby on 13th February 2015 |
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68012 Marylebone March 2015 |
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68012 Marylebone March 2015 |
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68013 Rugeley May 2015 |
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68026 at York on 1st July 2021 |