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Railways through Europe |
maps and interoperabilty |
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JT 42 CWR aka "class66"
In 1998 the first bunch of dieselelectric locos JT 42 CWR,
built in London/Ontario (Canada)
by EMD General Motors, was delivered to Europe.
The locos were ordered by English Welsh & Scottish Railway
and classified as British class66.
In 1999 private operator Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln decided
to order two similar diesels - the first ones used on
the European continent.
The HGK locos (also fitted with Dutch safety system ATB-L)
fulfilled their duties around Cologne, between Cologne and Rotterdam
as dutch inland services.
Quickly "class66" became the common title and their
peculiar British clearance profile raised attention at the tracks.
At the end of 2001 the first of currently three locos was delivered to
Belgian operator Dillen en le Jeune Cargo and this loco (PB 03)
pulled the first private train on the Belgium network in April 2002
between Antwerpen docks and Aachen-West (Germany). Since 2003 also services to
the Netherlands and Luxembourg are operated by these locos.
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In 2001 the Swedish operator TGOJ and ShortLines, the
Dutch partner of HGK, received two locos each.
Because no electric loco capable for 15kV AC (Germany), 3kV DC (Belgium) and
1,5kV DC (Netherlands) was available, rail4chem decided to order a first
JT 42 CWR at the end of 2002.
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The numbering scheme PB xx as used for locos of Shortlines, DLC and new HGK diesels
refers to the fact they are leased from Porterbrook.
Locos for continental use arrive in Rotterdam and are
equipped with individual safety systems at Nedtrain in Tilburg (NL).
A second dutch operator - ERS (European Rail Shuttle) works long-distance trains to Germany (- Italy)
via border-stations » Venlo and » Emmerich.
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Meanwhile class66 has full permission for operation in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and Norway,
and permission with limitations in Luxemburg and Denmark.
Ikea Rail started service between Peberholm and Padborg (Denmark) with their
TGOJ T66 of Swedish operator TGOJ in summer 2002, while HGK and DLC leased
further locos of class 66 after their positive experiences. Shortlines'
PB 01 crashed in Roermond may 2003, but was rebuilt and is running again.
According to a press release, Ikea Rail is being liquidated and will stop
running its freight trains on January 15th. The startup costs were high and
the trains too expensive to run.
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interior view
of PB 17
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cab view of PB 17
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Shortlines PB 02 at
the Maasvlakte
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Shortlines PB 02 at
ECT terminal Venlo
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| Size |
| Length overall |
21400 mm |
| Width |
2650 mm
(British clearance profile) |
| Distance between suspension centres |
??? |
| Distance between axles |
3000 mm |
| Distance between suspension centre and buffers |
??? |
| Height from rail to buffer |
??? |
| Height from rail to roof |
3910 mmm |
| Height from rail to lowered panto |
--- |
| Wheel diameter |
??? |
| Other data |
| Type |
Co'Co' |
| Year of construction |
HGK: 1999 |
| Number built so far |
??? |
| Numbering |
see below |
| Weight (tons) |
125 |
| Continuous power rating (kW) |
260 at 25,6 km/h |
| Produced power (kW) |
2462 |
| Power supply (kV) |
--- |
| Max. speed (km/h) |
121 |
| Max. axle loading (ton) |
??? |
| Max. traction effort at standstill (kN) |
409 |
| Great Britain |
| English Welsh & Scottish Railway |
250 locos |
| Freightliner |
111 locos |
| GB Railfreight |
7 locos |
| Germany |
| Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln |
6 locos (DE 61-67),
more ordered |
| Heavy Haul Power International |
3 locos |
| rail4chem |
1 loco (PB 05) |
| Netherlands |
| Short Lines |
3 locos (PB 01, 02, 17),
5 ordered |
| ERS (European Rail Shuttle B.V.) |
5 locos (PB 07 - 11) named 'Blue Arrow', 'Blue Bullet', 'Blue Catapult', 'Blue Dart', 'Blue Escalabur' |
| Railion Nederland |
3 ordered, locos will be used on Bochum - Nijmegen - Antwerpen from summer 2005. |
| Belgium |
| Dillen en Le Jeune Cargo |
3 locos (PB 03, 12, 14) |
| Sweden |
| TGOJ AB |
2 locos (one rented to Norway) |
| Norway |
| Cargo Net |
6 locos currently delivered |
rail4chem class 66 at
Landgraaf (NL) |
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HGK class 66 meets ICE
next to Düren |
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page last updated: 27. April 2007 |
©1998-2008 Thorsten Büker |
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