UK first for Severn Valley with ‘green’ fuel cell shunter conversion
May 11, 2021
3 minutes
By Robin Jones
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
SVR
SVR
MORE than two centuries after the world’s first passenger train locomotive was built in Bridgnorth, the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) is breaking new ground by helping to convert a Class 08 shunter to run on fuel cell power.
The heritage line has teamed up with the University of Birmingham and local start-up company Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions (VSTS) to work on the Harrier
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