WITH just shy of 1200 of the now-ubiquitous JNA-T and MMA-A 60m3 high-sided ‘Ealnos’ in the UK or on order from Romania, GB Railfreight, Porterbrook and Greenbrier have revealed the first fruit of a partnership that introduces a new variation on the design. Christened the JNA-X, prototype No. 81 70 5932 757-4 was revealed to the media at the end of August (see Headline News, October issue), having successfully completed its audit and inspection process. Fifty have been ordered, numbered 81 70 5932 757-806, for delivery early in the fourth quarter of this year.
To complete the identity, the keeper code is GB-GBRf, only the second group of JNAs to carry this designation after Nos. 81 70 5500 454-503 delivered in 2017. Notably, the batch of Ermewa-leased vehicles that
