Work has begun to install the latest version of the European Train Control System (ETCS) to a UK freight locomotive, marking the beginning of fitment to freight vehicles in the UK as part of the East Coast Digital Programme.

After several years of design and planning, DB Cargo UK’s Class 66 locomotive (66039) has now been delivered to Electro-Motive Diesel’s engineering workshop in Doncaster where the technological transformation will take place, working in close partnership with our colleagues at Siemens Mobility and Network Rail.