开始:VCALENDAR方法:发布开始:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - The Direct Rail Services Class 68 and Class 88 Locomotives\n\nEvent Type: Technical lecture\n\nIndustry Sector: Railway\ n\nSpeak Details: Mr. Andrew Martlew – Traction &Rolling Stock Development Engineer - DRS\n\nDescription : In January 2012\, Direct Rail Services an nounced that it had ordered a total of 15 new diesel locomotives from Voss loh Españ\;a (now Stadler Rail). These locomotives\, which entered s ervice in the UK as Class 68\, were part of Vossloh's Eurolight family\, r edesigned to fit the smaller UK loading gauge.\n\nIn September 2013\, DRS announced that it was procuring a further ten locomotives. Unlike the Clas s 68s\, these new units would be electro-diesel locomotives\, capable of o perating either from the overhead line\, or by using an onboard diesel eng ine. However\, the new locomotives would feature the same bodyshell\, cab\ , brakes\, bogies\, traction equipment and control software as the Class 6 8. \; The new locomotives were announced as being Class 88.\n\nThe fir st locomotive\, no. 88 002\, was delivered to the UK via the Port of South ampton and was transferred by road to Carlisle in January 2017. \; The y entered service in July 2017.\n\nContact Details: Lyndon Platt\nTelephon e: 0161 276 3750\nAddress: Siemens Transportation Systems\, Ardwick Trainc are Facility\, Rondin Road\, M12 6BF\, United Kingdom. DTEND:20190108T200000 DTSTAMP:20230820T075722Z DTSTART:20190108T183000 LOCATION:Manchester Metropolitan University\, Room T0.03\, John Dalton Buil ding\, Oxford Road (entrance on Chester Street)\, Manchester\, M1 5GD\, Un ited Kingdom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Direct Rail Services Class 68 and Class 88 Locomotives UID:1141da96-2dd9-42fc-bca8-368ea518fb46 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR