British Rail Class 88
Class of electro-diesel railway locomotives in Great Britain
British Rail Class 88
The British Rail Class 88 is a type of main line mixed traffic electro-diesel locomotive, manufactured by Vossloh España/Stadler Rail Valencia for Direct Rail Services (DRS) in Great Britain. The locomotive is part of the Stadler Euro Dual group and is the first dual-mode locomotive in Great Britain to use 25 kV AC railway electrification. Amid the fulfillment of DRS's order for the Class 68, Vossloh's team proposed the development of a dual-mode locomotive that could be alternatively powered by an onboard diesel engine or via electricity supplied from overhead lines (OHLE). Having been impressed by the concept, DRS opted to place an order for ten Class 88s in September 2013. Having been developed alongside the Class 68, considerable similarities are shared between the two locomotives, amounting to roughly 70% of all components being shared. Testing of the first Class 88 was undertaken at the Velim Test Centre in the Czech Republic during 2016; these trials proved to be relatively smooth...
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