Class 93 Profile and Models

The British Rail Class 93 is a tri-mode locomotive being built by Stadler Rail in Valencia. They will be an evolution of the Class 88 bi-mode locomotives which were built by Stadler for Direct Rail Services. Three different power sources will be used to power the locomotive – 25 kV AC overhead electric power, a diesel engine and lithium oxide batteries – allowing the locomotive to be used on both electrified and non-electrified lines.Rail Operations Group have ordered 30 locomotives, with the first deliveries scheduled for 2023. Rail Operations Group (ROG) observed that rival operators made heavy use of the Class 66, a locomotive introduced in the mid-1990s, and that this would be the base line to innovate against in the locomotive-hauled freight market. ROG intends to pair the locomotive with a new generation of freightliner wagons that would run at comparable speed of contemporary passenger trains; by running at a maximum speed of 100 mph, it is easier to path freight trains upon a busy rail network, enabling the accommodation of more freight via its higher speeds. Grand Union has also proposed using Class 93s on its London Euston to Stirling services. 

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