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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