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Smallest standard gauge diesel loco.

Discussion in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' started by ahardy, Mar 15, 2009.

  1. ahardy

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    Hi all.

    I was just wondering earlier, whats the smallest standard gauge diesel loco preserved in the UK? Our "Sweet Pea" is quite small, but wondered what else was out there.

    Thanks

    Andy
     
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    The smallest standard gauge diesel shunter i've ever seen is displayed on the corner of the A565 & A5056 on Derby Road , Liverpool. Look on Multimap at L20 postcode & you can get a birds eye view of it.

    Bob.
     
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    Thanks for that. Some of the Rustons were quite small. "Pea" is tiny, powered by a tiny little Lister JP2 giving around 20-22HP and weighing about 5 tons! Just wondered what was smaller.

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    That picture dosnt show how small it really is!

    Andy
     
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    Chap I know from a while back has/had a Hibberd that had been regauged from 2ft, fraid I don't have any pics, but it was along the lines of that Ruston.
     
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    Many years ago, there was a tiny loco at the erstwhile South Eastern Steam Centre at Ashford, which looked like it had been re-gauged from 2'. Had rubbing plates on the buffer-beam, not actual buffers, sort of metal dumb-buffers. And the coupling was permanently attached to the beam, no hook. Top of the cab was only about 7 or 8 feet above rail level, must have been a sit down to drive job.
     
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    Hercules looks brilliant! Really different.
     
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    I seem to remember taking a photo of Frank at Wansford with a buffer beam snapped in half - literally. Would anyone like to admit how that happened then?
     
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    There's 'Rupert' at Crich, which is a 2' gauge Ruston 20DL regauged to standard gauge.
     
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    A Class 40?
     
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