Apple Vision Pro used to train crew on new Class 99 locomotives Spatial computing is being used for remote learning by GB Railfreight staff ahead of their new Class 99s entering service. The new technology uses the JigSpace App on an Apple Vision Pro to train crew on the cab layout before entering a real locomotive. The app is true-to-scale, which means…

Apple Vision Pro used to train crew on new Class 99 locomotives www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/apple-vision-pro... #class_99 #GbRailfreight

More Class 99 locomotives arrive into Bristol GB Railfreight has announced that another two Class 99 locomotives have arrived in the UK. On Thursday, 27th November, 99003 and 99004 arrived at Bristol Port Company’s Royal Portbury Dock. Both locomotives, which were built in Valencia, will undergo testing in the coming weeks. They will join 99001 and 99002,…

GB Railfreight has announced that another two Class 99 locomotives have arrived in the UK. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/more-class-99-lo... #class_99 #GbRailfreight

Class 99 locomotives authorised for use in the UK The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has given GB Railfreight’s Class 99 fleet Authorisation for Placing Into Service.

Class 99 locomotives authorised for use in the UK www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/11/class-99-locomot... #class_99 #fleet #GbRailfreight #OfficeOfRailAndRoadOrr #stadler

Class 99 locomotives will haul Britannic Explorer services from 2027 A new Belmond train, the Britannic Explorer, will be hauled by GB Railfreight, the leading UK transporter of goods.

A new Belmond train, the Britannic Explorer, will be hauled by GB Railfreight, the leading UK transporter of goods. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/07/class-99-locomot... #belmond #carbon #class_66 #class_99 #cornwall #GbRailfreight

First brand new Class 99 locomotive leaves for test track GB Railfreight has announced that the first Class 99, No. 99001, has left Stadler’s factory, destined for the test track. The locomotive left the factory in Valencia this week for the approx 2,000km journey to the Velim Test track in Czech Republic. At the test track, the locomotive will undergo…

The locomotive left the factory in Valencia this week for the approx 2,000km journey to the Velim Test track in Czech Republic. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/01/first-brand-new-... #class_99 #CzechRepublic #GbRailfreight #stadler

New Class 99 locomotives to use vegetable oil GB Railfreight has today announced that its new Stadler-built Class 99 locomotives will run off electricity or renewable fuels such as HVO, or Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil). The locomotives are set to enter service in late 2025. They are the first heavy-haul freight locomotives capable of transporting significant volumes of freight…

They are the first heavy-haul freight locomotives capable of transporting significant volumes of freight on both electrified and non-electrified lines. www.railadvent.co.uk/2024/12/new-class-99-loc... #class_99 #GbRailfreight