Direct Rail Services Class 88 diesel electric locomotive 'Evolution' waits with a freight train at Worcester Shrub Hill Station, England
The Class 88 is a type of mainline mixed traffic electro-diesel locomotive manufactured by Stadler Rail for Direct Rail Services (DRS) in the United Kingdom. The locomotive is part of the Stadler Euro Dual family. It is the first dual-mode locomotive in the UK to use the 25 kV AC electrification. Direct Rail Services (DRS) is a rail freight company in Great Britain. It was created in 1994 by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd to take over British Rail's handling of nuclear material, and in 2005 transferred to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). It has since diversified into other freight operations and providing haulage for passenger services. DRS is one of six publicly owned railway companies in the United Kingdom
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Location: Worcester Shrub Hill railway station, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
Photo credit: © patrick nairne / Alamy / Afripics
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