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Class 66, no. 66534 "OOCL Express", in the new Freightliner livery, seen at Virginia Water station, England, April 2004.
Class 47, no. 47376, painted in the original Freighliner livery. This locomotive was used to launch the company in 1995, being named "Freighliner 1995". It is now preserved on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway and is seen approaching Cheltenham Racecourse station on 5th September 2003.
Class 86, nos. 86613 and 86610, painted in the new Freightliner livery, at Ipswich on 14th February 2004. Freigtliner are in the process of retiring their Class 86 fleet.

Description

Freightliner is a British freight operating company, which was founded in 1995. It is the second largest railfreight operator, after EWS. In its early days, the company struggled with an ageing fleet of Class 47 diesel locomotives, supplemented with Class 86 and newer Class 90 electric locomotives. In order to increase reliability, in 1997-98, six Class 47 locomotives were rebuilt by Brush Traction, Loughborough with General Motors engines and reconditioned alternators, emerging as Class 57 locomotives. A futher six locomotives were rebuilt in 1999-2000.

Locomotives

Class Type Introduced Wheel Arr. In Traffic Nos.
Class 08 Shunter 1953 0-6-0 10 08077/530/531/575/585/624/691/764/785/891
Class 47 Diesel 1962 Co-Co 6 (Class 47/0)

6 (Class 47/8)

47150/197/270/303/309/358

47805/812/829/843/847/848

Class 57 Diesel 1997 Co-Co 12 57001-012
Class 66 Diesel 1998 Co-Co 76 (Class 66/5)

18 (Class 66/6)

2 (Class 66/9)

66501-520/522-577

66601-618

66951-952

Class 86 Electric 1965 Bo-Bo 1 (Class 86/5)

15 (Class 86/6)

86501

86605/607/609/610/612-615/620/621/627/628/632/638/639

Class 90 Electric 1987 Bo-Bo 10 90041-050


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