Class 68
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Class 68 is a modern British diesel-electric locomotive class used for both passenger and freight services on the UK rail network.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 68 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | diesel-electric locomotive class ⓘ |
| axleLoadClass | RA 7 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vossloh Eurolight platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brakeType | air ⓘ |
| bufferType | side buffers ⓘ |
| builder |
Stadler Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vossloh España NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coupling | Screw coupling ⓘ |
| designedBy | Vossloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
freight services
ⓘ
passenger services ⓘ |
| emissionsStandard | EU Stage IIIA ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2014 ⓘ |
| family | Stadler UKLight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasCab | dual-cab ⓘ |
| hasHeadEndPower | yes ⓘ |
| hasMultipleWorking | yes ⓘ |
| introduced | 2013 ⓘ |
| lengthOverBuffers | 20.5 m (approximate) ⓘ |
| livery |
Chiltern Railways silver and blue
ⓘ
Direct Rail Services blue ⓘ TransPennine Express blue and silver ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
100 mph
ⓘ
160 km/h ⓘ |
| multipleWorkingSystem | Dellner coupler with electrical connections ⓘ |
| nickname | UKLight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 34 ⓘ |
| operator |
Chiltern Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Direct Rail Services NERFINISHED ⓘ TransPennine Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| owner | Direct Rail Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 2800 kW ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| primeMover | Caterpillar C175-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeAvailability | 7 ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
AWS
ⓘ
TPWS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tractionMotors | four AC traction motors ⓘ |
| trainHeating | electric train supply ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo-Bo ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter passenger services
ⓘ
infrastructure trains ⓘ intercity passenger services ⓘ intermodal freight ⓘ |
| usedOnNetwork | National Rail (Great Britain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | around 85 tonnes ⓘ |
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