The railroad repair facility's importance diminished sharply in the 1950s, as the switch to diesel-electric locomotives required less labor and equipment.
The line saw several historic moments, with new or experimental vehicles from Derby being tested on the line, such as "Number 10000", the first mainline LMS diesel-electric locomotive, which was tested on the line in late 1947.
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There were suggestions to improve the machinery with geared turbines, turbo-electric drive, or Föttinger's hydraulic transmission, but these were more theoretical than practical.
In September 2005, Stadler Rail won a bid to build six Stadler GTW diesel-electric light regional railcars for the system.
This were Russian made diesel-electric locomotives, nicknamed Taigatrommel (Taiga tundra and trommel as drums in English i.e. Tundra Drums ), referring to their typical noise and a cynical reference to the Siberian landscape of their Russian homeland.
He worked at Hydro-Québec and is known for his work on the 735kV electric transmission technology.
ACEC Cobra, ACEC developed armoured vehicle (1977) with electric transmission.