Freightliner 66524 Approaches Barnetby East.
Freightliner Heavy Haul commenced its coal operations in January 2000 and a little over 2 years later 66524 is seen passing Barnetby East signal box with an Immingham Dock to Ferrybridge Power Station working.
The consist comprises of 16 HAA coal hoppers with each hopper carrying 74 metric tonnes of coal. Adding the weight of the hoppers this would give a gross weight of 1184 tonnes and with the loco weighing 129.6 tonnes this would then give a total train weight of 1316.6 tonnes
At the time Freightliner's revenue for the run would have been somewhere in the region of £3.50 per tonne/£4,144 for the consignment. By comparison moving this consignment by road in 2003 would have taken 60 vehicles and the cost would have been approximately £8.00 per tonne.
Freightliner 66524 Approaches Barnetby East.
Freightliner Heavy Haul commenced its coal operations in January 2000 and a little over 2 years later 66524 is seen passing Barnetby East signal box with an Immingham Dock to Ferrybridge Power Station working.
The consist comprises of 16 HAA coal hoppers with each hopper carrying 74 metric tonnes of coal. Adding the weight of the hoppers this would give a gross weight of 1184 tonnes and with the loco weighing 129.6 tonnes this would then give a total train weight of 1316.6 tonnes
At the time Freightliner's revenue for the run would have been somewhere in the region of £3.50 per tonne/£4,144 for the consignment. By comparison moving this consignment by road in 2003 would have taken 60 vehicles and the cost would have been approximately £8.00 per tonne.