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D8: Drewry RDB998901
0-4-0 diesel mechanical railcar 'DB998901'
| Built | 1950, by the Baguley Cars division at Burton-on-Trent |
| Weight | 16 tons 10 cwt |
| Length over buffers | 29' 5" (approx 9.0 m) |
| Driving wheels | 2' 6" diameter (approx 76 cm) |
| Engine | 4 cylinder Gardner 4LW, 68 hp |
| Previously worked | Originally the British Railways Woodhead line, for overhead line maintenance, and then the research department, Old Dalby, Leicestershire |
| Entered collection | Purchased by the EM2 Locomotive Society in 1997 |
| Current status | Partly restored following serious damage from an arson attack in February 2016. See the separate page for Project Phoenix for more details of this restoration. |
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D6: Brush/Beyer Peacock 91
0-4-0 diesel electric locomotive 'D2999'
| Built | 1958, at Gorton, Manchester |
| Weight | 30 tons 0 cwt |
| Length over buffers | 21' 11" (approx 6.7 m) |
| Driving wheels | 3' 6" diameter (approx 107 cm) |
| Engine | 6 cylinder National Gas Engine Co., 220 hp |
| Previously worked | Steel Company of Wales, Orb Steelworks, Newport |
| Entered collection | Placed on permanent loan by the British Steel Corporation in 1987 |
| Current status | Operational |
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D5: Hudswell-Clarke D577
0-4-0 diesel mechanical locomotive "Mary"
| Built | 1932, at Leeds |
| Weight | 21 tons 0 cwt |
| Length over buffers | 23' 0" (approx 7.0 m) |
| Driving wheels | 2' 9" diameter (approx 83 cm) |
| Engine | 4 cylinder Gardner 4L3, 102 hp |
| Previously worked | Beswick's Lime Works, Hindlow, Derbyshire |
| Entered collection | Purchased by an MRT member from the Severn Valley Railway in 1980 |
| Current status | Operational |
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D4: Hudswell-Clarke D631
0-4-0 diesel mechanical locomotive "Carroll"
| Built | 1946, at Leeds |
| Weight | 14 tons 0 cwt |
| Length over buffers | 20' 4" (approx 6.2 m) |
| Driving wheels | 2' 6" diameter (approx 76 cm) |
| Engine | 6 cylinder Gardner 6LW, 60 hp |
| Previously worked | Laisterdyke Gasworks, Bradford |
| Entered collection | Purchased from Laisterdyke Gasworks in 1969 |
| Current status | Operational |
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D3: Hunslet 1786
0-4-0 diesel mechanical locomotive "Courage"
| Built | 1935, at Leeds |
| Weight | 6 tons 12 cwt |
| Length over buffers | 14' 2" (approx 4.3 m) |
| Driving wheels | 2' 9" diameter (approx 83 cm) |
| Engine | 2 cylinder Lister CS 18-2, 22 hp |
| Previously worked | Courage Brewery, Alton, Hampshire |
| Entered collection | Purchased from John Courage in 1968 |
| Current status | Operational |
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