Part 3!
New project!
Earlier this year I was offered the opportunity to fully buy an item that I used to part own.
And I don't think anything of its type has ever featured on this forum....
It's a locomotive... yes a train...
Built in 1957, works number 2654 she was used for most of its life at Pilkington glass, st Helens. And she is called Doncaster.... yes Doncaster.
It's a back burner project, as it needs shed space to be worked on.
The spec.
Roll-royce C6T. 6 cylinder, 12ltr non intercooled turbo diesel producing around 200hp and 800nm of torque.
Top speed is around 20mph. It's a shunting loco. Designed to move heavy weights at low speed.
Plans, reassemble, full rewire, refit all Windows, commission a vac brake system, and repaint...
And eventually get her to a railway where it'll be used and looked after.
So yeah... a train.... I never thought I'd start a project thread on a train on a car forum....