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  • New Hybrid locos for Snowdon Mountain line

    New Hybrid locos for Snowdon Mountain line

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    Sam Hewitt

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    SNOWDON Mountain Railway (SMR) has named Clayton Equipment Limited, specialists in bespoke hybrid battery-diesel locomotives, as preferred supplier of replacements for its Hunslet 0-4-0DH locomotives.  Two new locos will be supplied next spring to enter service for the start of the 2020 season. The new hybrid 800mm-gauge loco for SMR is currently in the design…

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  • Clayton builds hybrid locos for Tata Steel

    Clayton builds hybrid locos for Tata Steel

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Clayton Equipment has completed the first of a three-loco order from Tata Steel, Port Talbot, which is replacing its ageing diesel locos. Clayton specialises in industrial locos, and is building a CBD90, which is a 90-tonne hybrid Bo-Bo locomotive.  Power is provided from the traction battery to 416kW maintenance-free, high-torque electric motors. On-board battery…

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