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From RailAdvent:
Rail Operations Group's new Class 93 tri-mode locomotive has begun testing in Spain.

The milestone was reached when 93001 began being tested at Stadler's test facility in Valencia, Spain.

93001 is part of an initial 10 locomotives that will be used across the UK rail network by Rail Operations Group.

ROG says that the locomotives will reduce CO2 emissions for both freight and potential passenger services.
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Looks like we finally have clear confirmation that it is an initial batch of ten 93s.
 
JohnMcL7

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ExRes said:
If both the date of the article and the words "has begun testing" are true then I can't seriously believe there's one about to appear in the UK
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I was wondering the same when reading that article although the wording seems odd, it say it's begun testing in Spain but then the next sentence it's reached the milestone that it's begun testing in Spain - is the 'milestone' that it's started testing a strange way to word it.
 
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Peter Sarf said:
I must admit that is a nice livery, very simple. It has a hint of two tone green about it which I saw the tail end of in my youth. Fingers crossed there will be no yellow ends.
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The rendering Stadler issued at the beginning of 2021 (in post #15) suggests, thankfully, no yellow, but we could still be disappointed yet :lol:
 
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It looks really long in that picture! Quite smart, very different from 68/88.
Nice to see a new livery. FOCs generally speaking have better, more interesting and complex liveries than TOCs, with their swathes of bland white
 
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Peter Sarf said:
I must admit that is a nice livery, very simple. It has a hint of two tone green about it which I saw the tail end of in my youth. Fingers crossed there will be no yellow ends.
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It's yet another livery which can only be applied by means of wrapping because of the complex printing.
What is wrong with just plain colour liveries that can be applied by paint systems that have a decent level of durability and repairability.

Oh wait yes, everyone needs their marketing to have shinyness nowerdays.
 
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Nym said:
It's yet another livery which can only be applied by means of wrapping because of the complex printing.
What is wrong with just plain colour liveries that can be applied by paint systems that have a decent level of durability and repairability.

Oh wait yes, everyone needs their marketing to have shinyness nowerdays.
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You could have the base green as a proper paint and then use a transparent vinyl over the top for the design.
 
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Class15 said:
Are there any indications of when it will arrive?
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Not yet, I'd always thought that Rail Advent were pretty much on the ball with their reporting, obviously the info in the link in post #452 must have been pretty much out of date if 93001 is on the verge of being delivered to the UK
 
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ExRes said:
Not yet, I'd always thought that Rail Advent were pretty much on the ball with their reporting, obviously the info in the link in post #452 must have been pretty much out of date if 93001 is on the verge of being delivered to the UK
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Rail Advent just harvests items from elsewhere, usually press releases.
 
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ExRes said:
Not yet, I'd always thought that Rail Advent were pretty much on the ball with their reporting, obviously the info in the link in post #452 must have been pretty much out of date if 93001 is on the verge of being delivered to the UK
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The ship rumoured to be carrying it (Vega Leader) was due to arrive in Portbury on April 11th but got held up by the recent storms - according to https://www.marinetraffic.com it's arriving there around now, but yet to be seen whether the 93's actually in the hold.
 
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