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Title: Class 18 shunters Post by: grahame on February 04, 2022, 08:41:07 The class 08 shunting locomotive has been around as long as I can remember, though modern rail working practise has thinned them out to be a quite a rare sight now. They tend to have been overlooked - just being "there". And so I had overlooked a replacement being trialled - from Railadvent (https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2022/02/gb-railfreight-takes-delivery-of-class-18-locomotive-ahead-of-trials.html)
Quote GB Railfreight takes delivery of Class 18 locomotive ahead of trials A Class 18 locomotive has been delivered to Whitemoor ahead of GB Railfreight carrying out a three-month trial with Beacon Rail Leasing. The Class 18 hybrid+ locomotive was delivered on the 1st February and will be used as a shunting locomotive as part of the latest expansion to GBRf’s locomotive fleet. GBRf is looking towards the future of its assets, and these shunting locomotives will allow for low-noise and zero-emission shunting around sidings, yards and depots. Title: Re: Class 18 shunters Post by: stuving on February 04, 2022, 09:35:28 There are already some in service with Tata Steel and at Sellafield. There are loads of pictures here (http://www.revolutiontrains.com/revolution-shunts-into-class-18-hybrid/) - of real ones, though the piece is about models! Doesn't it look just like a big box of lead-acid batteries (plus another with with a diesel engine in it) on a flat wagon?
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