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  • Clayton builds hybrid locos for Tata Steel

    Clayton builds hybrid locos for Tata Steel

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    THE Clayton Equipment has completed the first of a three-loco order from Tata Steel, Port Talbot, which is replacing its ageing diesel locos. Clayton specialises in industrial locos, and is building a CBD90, which is a 90-tonne hybrid Bo-Bo locomotive.  Power is provided from the traction battery to 416kW maintenance-free, high-torque electric motors. On-board battery…


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