Class 60 steam loco conversion decision expected soon

UK: Design work has been completed for the proposed conversion of a Class 60 diesel freight locomotive to a modern form of steam power. The project’s backers are to make a decision on whether to proceed in the next two to three months, Steamology CEO Matt Candy has told Rail Business UK.

The New Dawn project was announced by Steamology last year. It would see the loco’s heavy diesel engine replaced with a lighter system of…