The small diesel shunter Thomas Hill Class 188c is interesting as it started life as a steam locomotive! It is one of a number of Sentinel vertical boiler steam locomotives converted to diesel in the 1960s by Thomas Hill of Rotherham.
| Information |
| Builder: |
(Original) Sentinel Wagon Works
(Rebuild) Thomas Hill |
| Engine: |
Rolls Royce C6 diesel |
| Power: |
170 hp (126 kW) |
| Wheel arrangement: |
4wDH |
Conversion involved replacing the steam boiler with a Rolls Royce diesel locomotive, adding diesel-hydraulic transmission and new buffer beams plus changes to the superstructure. Thomas Hill 188c was built in 1955 as a steam locomotive and converted in 1967 to diesel. It was used by the CEGB at the North Stella power station before passing into preservation, one of a number now preserved.
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| Thomas Hill 188c at Wirkworth on the EVR |
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| Thomas Hill 111c at the Foxfield Railway |
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| Another view of 188c |
