GBRf names Class 66 after former RAIL editor

Network GB Railfreight named a Class 66 after former RAIL editor Nigel Harris at King’s Cross station on November 4. He was invited by GBRf CEO John Smith to unveil his name on the side of 66312 - one of the latest batch of 16 locomotives recently imported from Europe and converted for use by GBRf in the UK. Smith highlighted Nigel’s contribution to the rail industry in his near three decades editing the magazine, from 1995 to 2023. “I always associated locomotive naming with racehorses or regiments, not myself,” said Harris. He said he was “pleased it was a freight locomotive” being named after him, and that it “would be strange when he sees it on the network, bearing my name”. In attendance were former RAIL colleagues, as well…

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