Eurotunnel expands loco fleet to support cross-Channel rail freight
Groupe Eurotunnel has bought five more SNCF Class 92 locomotives, bringing its fleet to sixteen.
Eurotunnel now owns one third of the Class 92s operating in Europe.
At a time of increasing traffic flows through the Channel Tunnel, these additions to the fleet re-affirm Eurotunnel’s commitment to the growth of cross-Channel rail freight and demonstrate its intent to promote "open access".
Eurotunnel provides open access to all cross-Channel rail operators through its Tunnel traction services, and now operates a total of more than 280 power units (locos, shunters, rail/road).
The British-built Class 92 is the only rail freight locomotive authorised for use in the Channel Tunnel, and is also certified to haul freight trains on the UK network. It is a dual current locomotive, equipped for the North of London, the Channel Tunnel and the North of France 25kV 50Hz pantograph supply, and for the 750V DC, UK third rail network.
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