Freightliner switches to diesel haulage for electric diagrams
Nov 01, 2021
3 minutes
CHRIS MILNER
RISING electricity prices have prompted Freightliner to temporarily use diesel locomotives on services diagrammed for electric haulage.
Making the announcement on October 12, the company said it was responding to an “unprecedented” increase “in order to maintain a cost-effective solution for transporting essential goods and supplies around the UK”.
The sector’s representative body, the Rail Freight Group, said that a 210% leap in wholesale energy prices between September and
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