Nice shot, Kyle. Are those locos following UP Australia bound? They kind of remind me of some of the ones I've read about down under.
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They are Class 66s bound for GB Railfreight in the UK
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No, they're for the UK, where the majority of the type have been exported to.
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No. They're bound for the United Kingdom. These are Class 66's and you can find more information about this particular movement here: http://www.mainlinediesels.net/index.php?nav=1000001&lang=en&id=8490&action=shownews
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Hi Steve England bound
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Posted by on January 29, 2016 | |
Those are Class 66's bound for the UK under the freight operator GBRf. Its pretty amazing to compare how small those units are compared to our US units. Great catch!
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They're JT42CWRs for GB Railfreight in the UK.
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Steve, from what I can tell, those locomotives are British Class 66s new from EMD.
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The England rail system has a narrow loading gauge,the large containers now travel in well wagon,not the same as well wagons in the USA more of a depressed wagon I think is the word. The Australian rail systems are a larger loading gauge but small than the USA, the locos are light in weight I think 120-140 tons except in the Pilbara 200 tons give or take a little You may like to Google the UK rail system but there are picture on this great site from the UK
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Posted by Kibu on February 2, 2016 | |
The British loading gauge, when compared to the US, is roughly half the size.
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