Date: 29/07/2015

BRITISH open-access operator Direct Rail Services has awarded Vossloh Spain a contract to supply seven additional class 68 UKLight locomotives via Beacon Rail Leasing, Britain. Vossloh has already delivered an initial tranche of 15 of the 2.8MW locomotives to DRS, five of which are used by Chiltern Railways on passenger services London Marylebone to Birmingham and Kidderminster. [From Richard Buckby]

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