Class 68 locomotive

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The Class 68 locomotive is a modern British diesel-electric locomotive used for passenger and freight services, known for its high performance, reliability, and distinctive angular design.

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Class 68 locomotive canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diesel-electric locomotive ⓘ
brakeType air ⓘ
builder Vossloh España ⓘ
linked to: Vossloh
configuration dual-purpose locomotive ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
coupling Screw coupling ⓘ
designedFor freight services ⓘ
passenger services ⓘ
enteredService 2014 ⓘ
family Vossloh Euro series ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
introduced 2013 ⓘ
length 20.5 m ⓘ
livery Chiltern Railways silver and blue ⓘ
Direct Rail Services blue ⓘ
TransPennine Express purple and blue ⓘ
manufacturer Stadler Rail ⓘ
marketedAs UKLight ⓘ
maximumSpeed 100 mph ⓘ
160 km/h ⓘ
multipleWorking with Class 88 (limited) ⓘ
within class ⓘ
notableFeature distinctive angular cab design ⓘ
high power-to-weight ratio ⓘ
low emissions compared to older UK diesel locomotives ⓘ
operator Chiltern Railways ⓘ
Direct Rail Services ⓘ
Nuclear flask trains (via DRS contracts) ⓘ
ScotRail (on hire) ⓘ
linked to: ScotRail

TransPennine Express ⓘ
orderQuantity 34 units (initial order and options) ⓘ
powerOutput 2800 kW ⓘ
powerType diesel-electric ⓘ
primeMover Caterpillar C175-16 ⓘ
linked to: Caterpillar
relatedTo British Rail Class 88 ⓘ
Vossloh Euro 4000 ⓘ
linked to: Vossloh Euro series
safetySystem AWS ⓘ
GSM-R ⓘ
OTMR ⓘ
TPWS ⓘ
trackGauge 1435 mm ⓘ
trainHeating electric train supply ⓘ
transmission AC traction motors ⓘ
UICclassification Bo′Bo′ ⓘ
usedOnLine Anglo-Scottish services for TransPennine Express ⓘ
Chiltern Main Line ⓘ
weight around 85 t ⓘ

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Chiltern Railways → rollingStockType → Class 68 locomotive ⓘ
Direct Rail Services → fleetIncludes → Class 68 locomotive ⓘ