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The Class 68 is a type of mainline mixed traffic diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by Vossloh for Direct Rail Services in the United Kingdom. The design is derived from the Vossloh Eurolight, and Vossloh's product name is ''UKLight''. The second batch of Class 68s - also for Direct Rail Services - commenced delivery in October 2015. ==Background== (詳細はDirect Rail Services announced it had placed an order for fifteen Vossloh Eurolight locomotives from Vossloh for intermodal and passenger work with a 16-cylinder C175-16 engine from Caterpillar Inc. to be delivered from late 2013. The value of the contract has been estimated at £45 million. An option for ten further UKLights was confirmed to have been taken up in September 2014. Further to this, on 28 July 2015 Vossloh España announced an order for a further 7 locomotives from DRS. The locomotives have been given TOPS class 68, Vossloh's product name for the design is ''UKLight''. The Class 68 complies with Stage III A of the European emission standards. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「British Rail Class 68」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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