When British Railways (BR) was privatised in April 1994 some of the
freight companies were bought by English Welsh Scottish Railways
(EWSR), which immediately reviewed the mixed locomotive fleet and
led to the decision to purchase 250 locomotives from General Motors
(USA), based on that company's earlier Class 59 design supplied to
Foster Yeoman in 1985\. Delivered to Newport Docks each locomotive
was lubricated, filled with fuel and water and released to traffic
within hours of being craned onto the quayside. The early
privatised freight market was geared to the heavy industries but
the changes of Government policies to counteract global warming has
seen consequent changes in freight operations whilst global trading
has seen massive growth in the movement of containers between ports
and inland distribution centres. This changing market has
encouraged both existing and new operators to base operations on a
reliable locomotive fleet which has been met by the Class 66
design. The expansion of the locomotive's operating area has been
recorded within the book through a regional analysis noting both
the freight services operated within the region and the companies
providing them. This also notes changes of operators, both by
exchange of locomotives and exchange of hauler as contracts are
re-negotiated at regular intervals. Fred Kerr's book seeks to show,
as at October 2019, the range of services that have been operated
by class members, including the occasional passenger services
despite the locomotives not being fitted with any heat generating
equipment.
General
| Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Transport
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2020 |
| Authors: |
Fred Kerr
|
| Dimensions: |
215 x 276 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
160 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5267-7625-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-5267-7625-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781526776259 |
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