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Class 08

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More Class 08s sold for conversion to battery power

Positive Traction has acquired four more shunters for conversion to battery power.

Class 08 12 May

The Hydroshunter at the Kidderminster SVR launch on January 31. GARY ESSEX.

News

Testing of hydrogen-powered Class 08 shunter due to start after Severn Valley Railway unveiling

Hydroshunter was unveiled at Kidderminster station in late January.

Hydrogen 17 Feb

News

Battery powered Class 08e ordered for use at Heidelberg Material's Whatley Quarry

Order comes three months after successful trial of prototype at the same location

battery 23 Jan

The hydrogen-powered 08635 at Kidderminster diesel depot. JACK BALDWIN

News

Project to turn Class 08 shunter into hydrogen-powered loco progresses

The former diesel-powered shunter is being converted by a group of young volunteers at the Severn Valley Railway

Hydrogen 9 Dec

News

Class 08/09 shunters on the move

More ex-BR Class 08/09 shunters have been on the move.

Fleet 7 Nov

News

Prototype Class 08e shunter successfully completes trials at Somerset quarry

The new battery powered Class 08e has successfully completed two weeks of trials at Whatley Quarry in Somerset

technology 5 Nov

News

Class 08s and ‘09’ on the move

Preserved 08888 has gone on hire at Wolverton Works, replacing 09009.

Fleet 6 Sept

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Class 08

More Class 08s sold for conversion to battery power

Testing of hydrogen-powered Class 08 shunter due to start after Severn Valley Railway unveiling

Battery powered Class 08e ordered for use at Heidelberg Material's Whatley Quarry

Project to turn Class 08 shunter into hydrogen-powered loco progresses

Class 08/09 shunters on the move

Prototype Class 08e shunter successfully completes trials at Somerset quarry

Class 08s and ‘09’ on the move

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

Class 08

More Class 08s sold for conversion to battery power

Testing of hydrogen-powered Class 08 shunter due to start after Severn Valley Railway unveiling

Battery powered Class 08e ordered for use at Heidelberg Material's Whatley Quarry

Project to turn Class 08 shunter into hydrogen-powered loco progresses

Class 08/09 shunters on the move

Prototype Class 08e shunter successfully completes trials at Somerset quarry

Class 08s and ‘09’ on the move

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains