Sentinel was acquired by Rolls Royce in 1957. Rolls Royce initially intended only to build engines at the factory but in the end continued production of Sentinel's successful series of diesel shunters for industrial users. The Steelman was a more powerful machine developed in the late 1960s. Unfortunately for the Steelman it's arrival on the market coincided with the availability of nearly new
Class 14s being sold by British Rail at cheap prices for industrial use which put paid to a number of potential sales.
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| 10275 at Shottle |
| Information for 10275 |
| Number built: |
1 |
| Built: |
1969 |
| Builder: |
Rolls Royce Sentinel |
| Motor: |
Rolls Royce DV82 diesel |
| Power: |
608 hp (453 kW) |
| Wheel arrangement: |
6wDH |
Locomotive 10275 was operated by British Steel at Gretton Brook until 1980 [1]. It was later operated by Bombardier before arriving at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in 2009.
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| 10275 hauls engineering trains on the EVR |
[1] Ray King, British Industrial Diesel Locomotives (Traction & Rolling Stock Advertiser, 2006) p. 32
