F. C. Hibberd Planet Industrial Locomotives

F.C. Hibberd began building petrol and diesel locomotives for industrial purposes in 1927. Their locomotives had the name Planet, though this name was also used by the company's road tractors. The origin in the name came from the Kent Construction & Engineering Company who built industrial locomotives after World War 1 under the Planet name. In 1926 the company closed but two of the directors set up F.C. Hibberd and continued the Planet name.

Planet locomotive [1]

Information for typical late model Planet
Built:	1960
Builder:	F. C. Hibberd
Motor:	BUT 680 series 6-cyl diesel
Power:	163 hp (122 kW)
Wheel arrangement:	4wDH

F.C. Hibberd continued building Planet locomotives in a variety of configurations and gauges until 1968, by then the company was part of Butterley Engineering. Many examples of Planet locomotives have been preserved.

[1] "Products of interest", International Railway Journal (December 1961) p. 54