The main yard of the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway's headquarters sees many items of interest. There are three traditional heritage locomotives, from left to right, 37703, 20020 and 37214. To the far right is converted DVT 82113. This has been developed by Artemis for possible use on lines where electrification ends or is incomplete. It utilises a small JCB sourced diesel engine powering hydrostatic transmission with a form of regenerative braking that then stores the excess generated power in a set of on-board batteries. This battery power can then be used to supplement the diesel engine, thus making it a hybrid locomotive.
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