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Built: | 1945 |
Builder: | Andrew Barclay |
Engine: | Gardner 6LX diesel |
Power: | 150 hp (112 kW) |
Wheel arrangement: | 0-4-0 |
Army 235 served with the Army for decades, being situated at depots at Bicester, Eskmeal, Morton-on-Lugg and finally Long Marston [1] into the 1980s. After leaving service 235 spent some time as a static exhibit at the National Army Museum before being transferred to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in the 2000s where it now works as part of the engineering fleet.
Army 235 at Havenstreet |
[1] Ray King, British Industrial Diesel Locomotives (Traction & Rolling Stock Advertiser, 2006) p. 11