The British Rail Class 69 is a class of diesel locomotives which are converted from Class 56 locomotives. The conversion work is performed by Progress Rail at their workshop in Longport.

2020年12月30日 · Ten Class 56s are being converted into ‘69s’ by Progress Rail at its Longport facility, near Stoke-on-Trent. They are required to meet GBRf’s growing portfolio. Speaking exclusively to RAIL, GBRf Engineering Director Bob Tiller said that work was under way on seven locomotives, with three more to follow.

The British Rail Class 69 is a class of diesel locomotives which are converted from Class 56 locomotives. The conversion work is performed by Progress Rail at their workshop in Longport.

The first in the fleet series (but not the first to be converted), 69001 “Mayflower” rests at Tonbridge West Yard. July 2021 – The first two of sixteen class 69 locomotives have been seen out and about in the UK, predominantly across the Southern region but of course Longport too, where they have been converted from class 56 locomotives.

GBRF Class 69’s No 69002 ‘Bob Tiller’ in BR retro large logo livery and 69001 ‘Mayflower’ in GBRF livery, head the 1600 Bescot to London Paddington final leg...

2021年2月17日 · GB Railfreight Class 69, No. 69001, has now arrived at the Severn Valley Railway for testing, and the rail freight operator has told RailAdvent what its plans are for the time it is at the heritage railway. Whilst at the Severn Valley …

2023年1月31日 · Class 69 to be completed by Electro Motive Diesels at Longport – 69007 – has entered service with GB Railfreigh­t following painting into BR blue at Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh. The bodyshell used for 69007 was originally 56037, and the locomotive is one of 16 Class 56s being converted into Class 69s by EMD for GBRF.

2021年6月14日 · No. 69002 carries GBRf’s take on the classic BR Blue Large Logo livery whilst No. 69001 has been decorated in a special livery with American and British flags signifying the American input into the rebuilding of this British-designed locomotive – the name ‘Mayflower’ has also been applied.

2021年8月1日 · BOB TILLER Above: Unveiled on June 15, the name of 69001 Mayflower harks back to the famous ship that set out from Plymouth to what is now Massachuse­tts, in 1620. It also marks the fact that the Class 69 is a hybrid of British and American engineerin­g.

2024年8月30日 · In 2021, Railcolor News introduced you to GB Railfreight’s Class 69, former Class 56 locomotives Progress Rail is overhauling and modernizing to answer GBRf’s need for motive power. Let’s have a look at where this project stands at the moment: This article is continuously updated.