Painting ‘The Green Progressor’ Class 66 locomotive

66796, one of GB Railfreight’s Class 66 locomotives, has been renamed ‘The Green Progressor’ and painted in a unique livery to signify the work it will carry out as part of the HS2 project. ‘The Green Progressor’ will transport construction materials, spoil and aggregates to depots right across HS2’s Phase One route between the West Midlands and London, with its fresh paintwork promoting the environmental benefits of delivering construction materials by rail instead of road.

For example, for every locomotive that HS2 uses to transport materials by rail, up to 76 lorries are removed from the UK’s roads.

On average, around 100 freight trains per week are moving HS2 construction materials across the rail network, which not only makes our roads safer, but also supports HS2’s commitment to reduce the carbon impact of construction by at least 50%, as each tonne of freight transported by rail reduces CO2 emissions by 76% compared to road.

The new livery was applied by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh Works in Hampshire and has been named by 15-year-old HS2 superfan, Jermaine Allen from Leeds.

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