Re-engineering. Re-purposing. Ready for the future. #08e

The news is out! 08296 is the next 08e conversion. Very happy to be working with @hd_materialsUK on this.

Great visit to @LoramUK at Derby today to look at the @postractionuk battery-electric prototype 08-e (08308) on trial. Testing so far has been a great success and the 08-e will return to Neville Hill for a longer series of tests in the New Year. 08756/871 complete the line up

We’ve had a great first week with the #08e at the RTC in #Derby with our hosts Loram UK who are trialling it to make sure it ticks all their boxes. Thanks to everyone who has been involved so far. #sustainability #innovation #railwaysuk #netzero

We have been shortlisted for the #SpotlightRail Awards in the 'Innovative Rolling Stock' category. 🎉 Looking forward to attending the awards ceremony in March! #innovation #rollingstock

Thoughts & prayers for 08308 🙏

The #08e has successfully completed trials with Mendip Rail at @hd_materialsUK Whatley Quarry in Somerset - this included pushing & pulling over 1000 tonne trains from the bottom of the yard up through the reverse curves, crossovers and harsh gradients. 🔋⚡️ #railways #netzero

08e prototype 08308 has successfully completed a trial at Whatley Quarry, says @postractionuk. The trial involved the loco pushing/pulling trains of over 1000 tonnes from the bottom of the yard to the stone-loading area, and confirmed it performs better than a traditional 08.

Great to see the #08e on the Turntable this weekend at @barrowhill41 for their Seaside event. The rock painting station was a particular favourite for us. #productplacement 😂 #innovation #ukrailways #derbyshire

Congrats Richard!

Our website has had an update! It includes details of the 08e launch and the story of how we got there, links to online articles and more. Check it out - https://t.co/X6XDy4aYWr #innovation #railwaysuk #batterypower #netzero Website design and hosting by Little Boat Digital

The #08e interlocking cam lets the power handle move in both directions, whilst maintaining safety interlocks & familiar notches. Pulling the handle backwards controls the regenerative brake & allows the driver to control both power& electric brake on a single handle. #ukrailways

Designing and printing new parts for the development of the #08e Can you guess what this is for? 🤔

Somewhere in the forests of Derbyshire…a green machine idles (silently and pollutant free) amongst the trees, before returning back to its regenerative braking configuration. It’s not easy being green, but we’re doing what we can! 🔋 #sustainability #innovation #ukrailways

For the past 8 months, we’ve been running extensive trials on the #08e The driving controls remain mostly the same, the cab environment is improved - better vision, HVAC, vigilance, speed limiting, auto directional lighting, live diagnostics & more. #ukinnovation #ukrailways

@postractionuk @Modern_Railways @TodaysRailways @railexpress @RAIL @RailwayMagazine Plus my piece in @FreightTracks!

All in all, it's not been a bad couple of months for us and our #08e in the press! Thanks to all those publications for choosing to share our project. @Modern_Railways @TodaysRailways @railexpress @RAIL @RailwayMagazine #batterypoweredtrain #netzero #innovation #greenenergy

Our sister company Newton Castings Ltd is doing a Christmas Giveaway - you can enter here: https://t.co/2hfjAKqDxC #nameplates #heritagerailway

Four wks ago, I attended the launch of @postractionuk’s class 08-e, a plug-in battery electric that has been converted from a traditional 08 diesel to reduce emissions, avoid problems of parts obsolescence and improve safety. Find out more in the latest issue of @TodaysRailways

Some nice birthday fun today, The BLS and Positive Traction have got the 08e out at barrow hill to do a shuttle up and down on the shunt kneck