Rail Express

GLORIOUS UNDERGOES POWER UNIT LIFT

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IN order to enable its main generator to be replaced with an overhauled example, No. 50033 Glorious had its power unit removed for splitting at Kiddermins­ter on June 12. The same crane was also used to remove the power unit from No. 08635, which is being rebuilt as a hydrogenpo­wered loco as part of the ‘Harrier HydroShunt­er' project.

 ?? Seymour (both) SVR/Phil ?? On June 12, the power unit is removed from Class 50 No. 50033 Glorious at Kiddermins­ter on the Severn Valley Railway, in order for its main generator to be replaced with an overhauled example. On the same day, at the same location, the power unit is seen coming out of Class 08 shunter No. 08635, the first stage of its transforma­tion to a hydrogen-powered loco as part of the ‘Harrier HydroShunt­er' project.
Seymour (both) SVR/Phil On June 12, the power unit is removed from Class 50 No. 50033 Glorious at Kiddermins­ter on the Severn Valley Railway, in order for its main generator to be replaced with an overhauled example. On the same day, at the same location, the power unit is seen coming out of Class 08 shunter No. 08635, the first stage of its transforma­tion to a hydrogen-powered loco as part of the ‘Harrier HydroShunt­er' project.
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