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News photos: British locomotive receives Ukraine paint scheme

By Trains Staff | April 7, 2022

| Last updated on March 19, 2024


GB Railfreight names Canadian-built locomotive ‘Glory to Ukraine’

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Locomotive with yellow and blue paint scheme including Ukraine flag
British freight operator GB Railfreight has painted a locomotive with a special Ukraine paint scheme. GB Railfreight

EASTLEIGH, England — British container freight operator GB Railfreight has outshopped a locomotive specially painted to honor the people of Ukraine. The Class 66 locomotive, named “Glory to Ukraine,” is shown at the Arlington Fleet Services shop near Southampton in Southern England.

Name plate on locomotive
A look at the locomotive’s “Glory to Ukraine” name plate. GB Railfreight

The dual-cab locomotive was built at EMD’s General Motors Diesel factory in London, Ontario, in 2002.

GB Railfreight said in a press release it “stands with Ukraine and this newly painted locomotive honors the people affected by the conflict as they continue to courageously defend their homeland.”

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