English Electric built hundreds of electric and battery electric locomotives for industrial and commercial customers. These two locomotives were built for the Rhodesia & General Asbestos Corporation for work at it's Shobani mine. The locomotives worked in tropical conditions at altitude both above and below ground.
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| The two locomotives [1] |
| Information | |
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| Number built: | 2 |
| Built: | 1928 |
| Builder: | English Electric |
| Motor: | 2 DK51F electric motors |
| Power: | 15 hp (11.2 kW) |
| Wheel arrangement: | 4wBE |
The locomotives could maintain maximum power for an hour with their 95v batteries. The locomotives were not very powerful perhaps though they were pretty small (though weighed four and a half tons), they operated on a 1 foot 6 inch gauge (457mm minimum gauge) railway.
[1] "A recent industrial locomotive installation", English Electric Journal Vol. 4 Issue 2 (1928) p. 60