DB Cargo UK successfully trials 100% HVO for rail
March 17, 2022
| Meghan Sapp
Ground-breaking tests have been taking place at the company’s load bank facility at Toton Traction Maintenance Depot in Nottinghamshire where traditional red diesel has been substituted for the more environmentally-friendly HVO fuel.
A Class 67 diesel locomotive has been put through its paces – from idling to full power – with monitoring showing no adverse impact on the performance of the locomotive’s powerful 3,200bhp engine.
Category: Fuels