Young volunteers make progress on SVR’s HydroShunter project

The project to convert a redundant Class 08 diesel shunter into a hydrogen-powered locomotive, at Kidderminster diesel depot on the Severn Valley Railway, is edging closer to having the locomotive move under its own (new) powertrain. It has been undertaken almost exclusively by a group of young volunteers at the railway, who were aged between 16-18 when the work started in March 2021. They were tasked with removing the diesel engine and generator unit from 08635, which took about eight weeks. From then, work started on refurbishing the rest of the locomotive and making it fit for receiving the new power pack. Working with Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions, the team determined which of the locomotive’s original systems would be retained and what would be replaced. Pipework for fuel or coolant…

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