Sellafield's rail team is taking delivery of the latest addition to its fleet this month when the site takes delivery of its first fully electric locomotive. With eleven miles of track supporting site operations and the UK nuclear industry, Sellafield has one of the largest internal rail networks in the country.
The upgrade will help Sellafield to reduce its carbon footprint and improve the reliability of its fleet of rolling stock. The new 40-tonne, fully battery electric locomotive was built in four months by Clayton of Staffordshire.
„We started replacing the older fleet almost three years ago, and already have two hybrid electric locos servicing the site. Drivers much prefer the newer machines to the older diesel models as they have increased manoeuvrability and additional comforts,“ said Mark McSherry, railways operations manager.
