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JCB hydrogen machine for Jubilee Pageant

17 May 2022

JCB hydrogen machine for Jubilee Pageant

JCB machines from past and present will be part of a pageant in London on 5 June to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The event will involve more than 10,000 people and tell the story of the monarch’s seven-decade reign through music, dance, and fashion.

JCB, which is a Platinum Jubilee Pageant Partner, will showcase several of its backhoe loaders from landmark years of the Queen’s reign, including the Mark 1 JCB backhoe from 1953, the year of Her Majesty’s Coronation. 

Next in line will be iconic 3CX backhoes manufactured in the Queen’s jubilee years of 1977, 2002 and 2012, while a 2022 backhoe loader powered by hydrogen will represent the future.

JCB Chairman Lord Bamford said: “I am delighted that JCB is supporting the Platinum Jubilee Pageant as a Partner. It will be a very unique occasion and a wonderful way of saying thank you to the Queen for 70 years of service to our country and the Commonwealth. 

“We are very proud to be taking part in the Pageant and proud of the role JCB machines have played over the course of the last 70 years in helping shape the world we live in today. We are also thrilled about a future where our machines will be powered by hydrogen and delighted to be able to highlight this technology.”

The event will culminate in front of Buckingham Palace and be watched by up to one billion people globally across multiple platforms. It will also be a rare public outing for JCB’s brand new hydrogen-powered machines, which are currently being developed by the Staffordshire-based company as it explores the potential of hydrogen as a zero CO₂ alternative to fossil fuels. 

Picture shows JCB engineering graduate James Ownsworth (left) and engineering degree apprentice Jed Brandreth with the manufacturer’s hydrogen powered backhoe loader.


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