Diesel electric 0-6-0 switching locomotive No. 2217, built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd for Drewry Car Co; fitted with Vulcan-Sinclair hydraulic coupling and Wilson-Drewry 5-speed gearbox; weight in working order 29-30 tons; power supplied by Gardner 8L3, 8-cyl, cold starting, airless injection engine, developing 204 bhp at 1200 rpm; engine arranged for electric starting by two 24-v CAV axial pattern starter motors. (Supp to Ry Gaz)
Diesel shunter for north-eastern region
Diesel Ry Traction
1948
Article (Journal)
English
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