More electric traction for UK freight

In service for Greater Anglia, locomotive 90012 and train at London Liverpool Street (WikiCommons Peter Skuce)

With passenger fleets updating to new, multiple unit operations, there is a tried and tested fleet of electric locomotives ready for a new life at the head of freight trains around the UK. Efficient hand-me-down-history is repeating itself around the network.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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