GORDON

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Gordon under construction
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Gordon complete, March 2005
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Gordon

Technical Details

Builder Hunslet Engine Co.,
Leeds
No. 8561 Weight 4 tons
Year 1978
Tractive effort 28 hp

This flameproofed underground loco arrived at Amerton on 29th January 1996 having been purchased from a scrap-yard in Fife. The loco is typical of an NCB loco and has hydraulic drive to the two axles, fully air-braked and fitted with a variety of hydraulic and pneumatic safety devices.

Previously working at Allerton Bywater and Castlebridge Collieries, the loco is fitted with a Perkins 3.152 engine and is generally of very sound construction. The loco has now been re-gauged to 2 feet and has undergone an extensive re-build, the Perkins engine being virtually new. The gearbox and torque converter have been fully overhauled with modifications to obtain a slightly higher top speed.

A new cab and body work was designed by John Strike based on the contemporary "Wagonmaster" locos, and the parts were fabricated and assembled at Amerton, making a modern comfortable and very capable machine. It will become our main passenger diesel.

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Version: 3 20 March 2005 updated by John Wilcock