British rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced a ten-year locomotive leasing deal with Akiem, the well-known European rolling stock leasing company. The deal will see examples of the familiar class 66 diesel workhorses and the visually almost identical class 77 variant on the design, originally built for the mainland European market, brought to Great Britain. According to a joint statement, the agreement will see 25 million pounds (29,75 million euros) invested to increase the number of locomotives across GBRf’s operations.