Turning a 1960s locomotive into a 2060s motive power pioneer

37 891 in Trainload Freight triple grey livery with Mainline branding at Eastleigh (Murgatroyd49 - WikiCommons)

A UK technology company is working on transforming a class 37 diesel locomotive from the 1960s into a hybrid motive power unit that could see service into the 2060s. Motive Zero, the company behind the project is also working on an even earlier design, the pre-war shunter designated class 08, with the same ambition.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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Turning a 1960s locomotive into a 2060s motive power pioneer

37 891 in Trainload Freight triple grey livery with Mainline branding at Eastleigh (Murgatroyd49 - WikiCommons)

A UK technology company is working on transforming a class 37 diesel locomotive from the 1960s into a hybrid motive power unit that could see service into the 2060s. Motive Zero, the company behind the project is also working on an even earlier design, the pre-war shunter designated class 08, with the same ambition.

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Author: Simon Walton

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