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Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2024) Current Era
Exclusive to Rails of Sheffield
Expected Delivery Q3 2024 (Subject to change at Manufacturer's Discretion).
The British Rail Class 88 is a type of mainline mixed traffic electro-diesel locomotive manufactured by Stadler Rail for Direct Rail Services (DRS) in the United Kingdom. The locomotive is part of the Stadler Euro Dual family. It is the first dual-mode locomotive in the UK to use the 25 kV AC electrification.
Amid the fulfillment of DRS' order for the Class 68, Stadler's team proposed the development of a dual-mode locomotive that could be alternatively powered by an onboard diesel engine or via electricity supplied from overhead lines (OHLE). Having been impressed by the concept, DRS opted to place an order for ten Class 88s during September 2013. Having been developed alongside the Class 68, considerable similarities are shared between the two locomotives, amounting to roughly 70 percent of all components being shared.
Features Include:* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.
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Dapol
4D-088-001
Class 88 'Revolution' 88001 DRS Electro-Diesel Locomotive
Dapol
4D-088-002
Class 88 'Genesis' 88003 DRS Electro-Diesel Locomotive
Dapol
4D-088-002S
Class 88 'Genesis' 88003 DRS Electro-Diesel Locomotive (DCC Sound & Working Pantograph)
Dapol
4D-088-003
Class 88 'Electra' 88007 DRS Electro-Diesel Locomotive
Dapol
4D-088-003D
Class 88 'Electra' 88007 DRS Electro-Diesel Locomotive (DCC Fitted & Working Pantograph)
Dapol
4D-088-004
Class 88 'Aurora' 88010 DRS Refrigerated Rail Electro-Diesel Locomotive
Dapol
4D-088-004S
Class 88 'Aurora' 88010 DRS Refrigerated Rail Electro-Diesel Locomotive (DCC Sound & Working Pantograph)
Dapol
4D-088-001S
Class 88 'Revolution' 88001 DRS Electro-Diesel Locomotive (DCC Sound & Working Pantograph)
Dapol
4D-088-002D
Class 88 'Genesis' 88003 DRS Electro-Diesel Locomotive (DCC Fitted & Working Pantograph)
Dapol
4D-088-003S
Class 88 'Electra' 88007 DRS Electro-Diesel Locomotive (DCC Sound & Working Pantograph)
Dapol
4D-088-004D
Class 88 'Aurora' 88010 DRS Refrigerated Rail Electro-Diesel Locomotive (DCC Fitted & Working Pantograph)