British Rail Class 18
The British Rail Class 18 is a class of 15 hybrid locomotives built by Clayton Equipment Company in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, for Beacon Rail.
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Details
Beacon Rail placed an order with Clayton Equipment Company in May 2020 for the supply of fifteen CBD90 Hybrid+ battery-diesel shunting locomotives.[3][4] Beacon plan to offer the locomotives as replacements for Class 08 and Class 09 shunters used in private yards and sidings, all of which were at least 58 years old at the time the Clayton order was placed.[5]
The locomotives will have a maximum speed of 12 miles per hour (20 km/h), weigh 90 tonnes (99 tons), and be powered by 524 kWh lead–acid batteries which can be charged either by a mains power supply or using the onboard 55 kW (74 hp) diesel generator. The generators are manufactured in the UK by JCB Power Systems and comply with EU Stage V emissions regulations. They will be supplied and supported by Power Torque Engineering of Coventry.[6]
The Class 18 designation was selected as the next in sequence from the Class 17 shunters built by Clayton between 1962 and 1965.[7]
On 1 February 2021 the first Class 18 locomotive, numbered 18001, was delivered to Whitemoor marshalling yards to begin a three-month trial with GB Railfreight.[8]
Reference
- Norman, Helen (25 November 2021). "Clayton Equipment to use JCB Power Systems' eco engines for new fleet of rail haulage locomotives". Electric & Hybrid Rail Technology. Mark Allen Business Ltd. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- Engine Specification Sheet: 430 DIESELMAX Stage V 55kW (74hp) Base (PDF). JCB Power Systems. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Clayton hybrid locos to become Class 18". The Railway Magazine. Mortons of Horncastle Ltd (March 2021): 83. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Clayton - CBD90". Beacon Rail. Beacon Rail Lux Holdings S.à r.l. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Pritchard, Robert, ed. (April 2021). "Clayton Class 18s primed to replace ageing 08s". Today's Railways UK. No. 230. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing. p. 64. ISSN 1475-9713.
- "JCB supplies Clayton Equipment with engines". World of Railways. Warners Group Publications Plc. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- Bickerdyke, Paul, ed. (April 2021). "Clayton to build Class 18". Rail Express. No. 299. Horncastle: Mortons Media. p. 9. ISSN 1362-234X.
- "GB Railfreight boosts sustainability by trialling new battery powered locomotive". Rail Engineer. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.