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Green fuels only for GBRf’s new locos

[ December 9, 2024   //   ]

GB Railfreight (GBRf) says that its latest type of locomotive will operate solely on electricity or renewable fuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil). The Class 99 is due to enter service in late 2025  and will be the first heavy-haul freight locomotive capable of transporting significant volumes at mainline speeds on both electrified and non-electrified sections of the UK network. Rail freight is already the least carbon intensive solution for UK supply chains but the new locomotives will further reduce emissions by at least 58%.

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