Paxman Rail Traction Diesel Engines
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This page contains a summary listing of diesel engines supplied by, or on order from, Paxman for rail traction applications as at 31st January 1992. In addition, at the end of the listing is a summary of the 12VP185 engines supplied for re-engining High Speed Train power cars, as at 31st December 2003.
The listing is based on a document held in Paxman's Service Department. The order of listing by engine type has been altered so that it is now in the chronological order in which each type was introduced. As noted in the listing below, entries relating to some customers are missing from the original document. Details of some of these missing entries have been extracted from other sources and are included below. Also some of the original entries have been corrected or supplemented using information from other sources.
The listing on this page is not to be taken as a complete record and no guarantee can be given that the information is correct in all respects. If you are aware on any errors or omissions please contact me with details.
An interesting feature of the listing is the large number of RPH engines supplied for industrial shunting locomotives in Britain. By far the largest single market for such engines was the British steelmaking industry: an industry now (in 2010) nearing extinction. No less than 165 RPHs were built for installation in British steelworks' shunters.
Technical details about each of the engine types mentioned below can be found on the page Paxman Diesel Engines since 1934. There is a link to the relevant section of that page at the top of the table for each engine type.
More information about the locomotives in which the engines were installed can be found on the pages Paxman and Diesel Rail Traction and Paxman Diesels for the World's Railways (as at 1957).
SUMMARY OF RAIL TRACTION DIESEL ENGINES SUPPLIED OR ON ORDER
as at 31st January 1992
| Engine Type | Numbers sold |
|---|---|
| RPHL | 438 |
| YHL | 124 |
| ZHL | 245 |
| VENTURA (YJ) | 217 |
| VALENTA (Y3J) | 253 |
| VEGA | 9 |
| TOTAL | 1286 |
The above summary does not include more than 40 12-cylinder YL engines
supplied to Italian State Railways (FS) and built under licence by Breda of Milan.
| RPH Engines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Quantity | Type | Application | HP |
| BRITISH RAIL | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co for Southern Region | 8 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| – An article in Modern Locomotives Illustrated, No 195, June-July 2012, pp.44-47, raises a question as to whether the above engines were actually used for Southern Region locomotives or whether there was an additional North British order for eight 6RPHL engines not included in this listing. The MLI article describes eight North British 0-4-0 shunters introduced between 1953 and 1956 (Nos 11700-11707, later D2700-D2707). These were diesel-hydraulic locomotives, fitted with 6RPH engines, rated at 200 bhp, coupled to Voith L33YV transmissions. The first three were for Hartlepool Docks and yards and the later five allocated for use in Scottish yards. | ||||
| British Rail (Southern Region) | 1 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 600 |
| Ruston & Hornsby for Southern Region | 14 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| – The above were for fourteen 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunting and trip freight locomotives, designed and built for working in and around Southampton Docks. The locomotives were ordered from Ruston & Hornsby in 1960. The 6RPHL Mk III engines were rated 275 bhp at 1,360 rpm, and were coupled to AEI traction generators. Delivered in 1962 they were allocated to the Southern Region shed within Southampton Docks (D2985-D2998, Class 07). By the late 1960s the entire fleet was transferred to the Eastleigh depot. (see Modern Locomotives Illustrated, No 195, June-July 2012, pp.76-81.) | ||||
| Fell Developments for Midland Region (4 engines in locomotive, each 500 hp, plus two spare engines.) | 6 | 12 RPHL | Main Line | 500 |
| North British Locomotive Co for Midland Region | 1 | 16 RPHXL | Mixed Traffic | 827 |
| BRITISH STEEL CORPORATION (BSC) | ||||
| * North British Loco Co for Colville's, Scotland | 6 | 4 RPHL | Shunter | 270 |
| – These engines were for re-engining North British locomotives that were fitted originally with Harlandic 2-stroke engines which had proved unsuccessful. | ||||
| * BSC Colville's, Motherwell, Scotland | 3 | 4 RPHL | Shunter | 140 |
| – Each engine rated 137 bhp at 1,000 rpm. Orders for these three engines were placed with Paxman by John Fowler & Co of Leeds in October 1959. They were for re-engining three of Colville's Fowler locomotives. The conversion work was carried out by Fowler at Leeds. | ||||
| Hudswell Clarke for English Steel | 1 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 300 |
| North British Loco Co for English Steel | 1 | 8 RPHXL | Shunter | 300 |
| North British Loco Co for John Summers | 7 | 12 RPHL-II | Shunter | 500 |
| – The above were for 0-6-0 diesel-hydraulic shunters fitted with Voith-North British L.24 transmissions. The first was delivered to John Summers' Shotton Steelworks, in North Wales, in late 1954. The engine in this was de-rated to 400 bhp at 1,000 rpm. The other locomotives had the same engine but with its usual rating of 500 bhp at 1,250 rpm. (see Diesel Railway Traction, December 1954, p.294.) | ||||
| Yorkshire Engine Co for John Summers | 1 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 400 |
| – The above was for a diesel-electric shunter fitted with British Thomson-Houston electrical transmission, delivered to John Summers not later than 1954 (see Diesel Railway Traction, Sept 1954.) | ||||
| Hunslet Engine Co for John Summers | 1 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 500 |
| – The above was for a 50 ton 0-6-0 shunter fitted with a Hunslet six-speed gearbox, which entered service at John Summers' Shotton Steelworks in North Wales during the summer of 1954 (see Diesel Railway Traction, Sept 1954.) | ||||
| Hudswell Clarke for Normandy Park | 2 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 500 |
| Hudswell Clarke for Redbourn | 2 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 500 |
| Yorkshire Engine Co for Lancashire Steel | 20 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| Andrew Barclay for Stewarts & Lloyds | 1 | 12 RPHL-I | Shunter | 430 |
| – The above was for re-engining what was originally an experimental 0-6-0 diesel-electric locomotive built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co for Crompton Parkinson. The original engine was a Paxman 8-cylinder VRB, with a rating of 400 bhp at 1,500 rpm, driving a Crompton DC traction generator. The locomotive was delivered to Crompton Parkinson at Chelmsford in Autumn 1945. Re-engining with the above 12-cylinder RPH Series I engine, rated 430 bhp at 1,250 rpm, was undertaken at Paxman's Britannia Works in 1949. The 45 ton locomotive had a maximum speed of 40 mph and entered service at Stewarts and Lloyds' Corby steelworks in either late November or early December 1949 where it subsequently gave many years of good service. | ||||
| North British Loco Co for Stewarts & Lloyds | 3 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 500 |
| North British Loco Co for Stewarts & Lloyds | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| North British Loco Co for Stewarts & Lloyds | 3 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| English Electric for Stewarts & Lloyds | 27 | 8 RPHXL | Shunter | 447 |
| – Each engine rated 474? or 447? bhp at 1,500 rpm. | ||||
| Yorkshire Engine Co for Stewarts & Lloyds | 15 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| * BSC, Stewarts & Lloyds, Bilston | 3 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 302 |
| North British Loco Co for Stewarts & Lloyds | 4 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| Ruston & Hornsby for Stewarts & Lloyds | 4 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 210 |
| Yorkshire Engine Co for Steel, Peech & Tozer | 2 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 250 |
| Yorkshire Engine Co for Steel, Peech & Tozer | 11 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| – The above engines were for diesel-electric locomotives with British Thomson-Houston electrical equipment, for the end-user's Templeborough and Ickles plants, near Sheffield. (see Diesel Railway Traction, October 1954 p.244.) | ||||
| Hunslet Engine Co for Steel, Peech & Tozer | 5 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 403 |
| Hunslet Engine Co for BSC Rotherham | 2 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 403 |
| – The above engines were 67-ton 0-6-0 shunters for the Special Steels Division of the British Steel Corporation at Rotherham. The first entered service in spring 1971. The naturally aspirated 8-cylinder engines were rated 300kW / 403 bhp at 1,500 rpm. (see Railway Engineering, May/June 1971.) Engines driving through British Twin Disc torque converters. | ||||
| Yorkshire Engine Co for Stanton & Staveley | 5 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| North British Loco Co for Stanton & Staveley | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| North British Loco Co for Shelton Iron & Steel | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 300 |
| North British Loco Co for Shelton Iron & Steel | 1 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 400 |
| Yorkshire Engine Co for Samuel Fox | 4 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 400 |
| Yorkshire Engine Co for Washington Iron & Steel | 4 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| * BSC Workington Iron & Steel | 3 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 302 |
| OTHER STEELWORKS | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby for Brown Bayley Steels | 2 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| Yorkshire Engine Co for Round Oak Steelworks | 11 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| * Round Oak Steelworks | 2 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 302 |
| * Round Oak Steelworks | 3 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 302 |
| Ruston & Hornsby for William Beardmore | 3 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| NATIONAL COAL BOARD | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 300 |
| Ruston & Hornsby | 2 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| Ruston & Hornsby | 3 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 310 |
| Yorkshire Engine Co | 1 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 400 |
| – The above engine was for the first diesel-electric surface shunter to be purchased by the East Midlands Division of the National Coal Board. The 0-6-0 locomotive was delivered to the NCB in Autumn 1955. | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 1 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 400 |
| * Bagnall | 5 | 4 RPHL | Shunter | 216 |
| Ruston & Hornsby | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| Ruston & Hornsby | 5 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| Ruston & Hornsby | 2 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| Yorkshire Engine Co | 3 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| OTHER INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS AND NATIONAL RAILWAYS | ||||
| LOCOMOTIVE BUILDERS | ||||
| Hudswell Clarke | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| Hudswell Clarke | 1 | 6 RPHXL | Shunter (Hi-Dyne) | 210 |
| – The two entries above are believed to relate to only one engine, not two. Detailed Paxman records show only one engine supplied for Hudswell Clarke's experimental locomotive 'Enterprise' (initially referred to as 'Yorkist'?), a 6RPH Series 1 with Serial No 100017/6. Originally supplied in naturally aspirated form under Contract No 53075 in August 1953, it was later returned to the works and converted to 'constant horsepower' (Hi-Dyne) build under Contract No 53602, before despatch back to Hudswell Clark in March 1954. Later Hi-Dyne locomotives were fitted with 6YHXL engines - see below. | ||||
| PILKINGTON BROTHERS | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 4 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| BRITISH SUGAR CORPORATION | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 1 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 305 |
| Ruston & Hornsby | 1 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY (Drakelow Power Station) | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 3 | 6 RPHXL | Shunter | 316 |
| Ruston & Hornsby | 3 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 305 |
| DARWEN PAPER COMPANY | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| SINGER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| ESSO PETROLEUM | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 2 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| The above engines were installed in NBL locomotives, works numbers 27078 of 1950 and 27415 of 1954. Chris West has a note that 27078 was originally built as a demonstrator with a National engine and that it was only sold to Esso in 1953. Perhaps the Paxman engine was fitted then. | ||||
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 4 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 5 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| North British Locomotive Co | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| North British Locomotive Co | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 250 |
| Yorkshire Engine Co | 5 | Vee 6 RPHL-II | Shunter | 235 |
| – Ordered in spring 1955, the above engines were for five 0-4-0 diesel-electric shunters. (see Diesel Railway Traction, May 1955, p.162.) | ||||
| JOSEPH SANKEY | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 1 | 6 RPHXL | Shunter | 300 |
| KELLOGGS | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ARMY) | ||||
| * North British Locomotive Co | 15 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275/302 |
| The above were for re-engining fourteen MoD locomotives (originally fitted with National engines) in the late 1960s. One engine is assumed to be a spare. | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 19 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| Andrew Barclay | 2 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 302 |
| ANGOLA - BENGUELA RAILWAY | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 4 | 8 RPHXL | Freight Transfer | 425 |
| Andrew Barclay | 2 | 8 RPHXL | Freight Transfer | 425 |
| ARGENTINE STATE RAILWAYS | ||||
| Metropolitan Vickers | 2 | 16 RPHXL | Power Vans | 800 |
| AUSTRALIA - EMU BAY RAILWAY, TASMANIA. | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 1 | 12 RPHXL | Shunter | 530 |
| AUSTRALIA – WESTERN AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS | ||||
| Clayton Equipment Company for British Thomson-Houston (for 18 Y Class diesel-electric locomotives, plus 2 spare engines) | 20 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 420 |
| BOLIVIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS | ||||
| D Wickham & Co, Ware | 2 | 6 RPHXL | Railcar | 230 |
| CEYLON GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 8 | 12 RPHXL | Mixed Traffic | 625 |
| EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS & HARBOURS | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 3 | 12 RPHXL | Shunter | 510 |
| North British Locomotive Co | 14 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 330 |
| Andrew Barclay | 17 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 332 |
| GHANA (formerly Gold Coast) RAILWAYS | ||||
| Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon | 14 | 12 RPHL-II | Mixed Traffic | 400 |
| – The above engines, rated 460 bhp at 1,150 rpm, were for thirteen 400 bhp diesel-electric locomotives (+ 1 spare engine) for Gold Coast Railways. The engines were ordered by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co in August 1955 and despatched between July 1956 and March 1957. The 3' 6" gauge, 42 ton locomotives were of Bo-Bo wheel arrangement and intended for heavy shunting and secondary line services. Top speed 45 mph. They had Crompton Parkinson traction motors and were put into operation in 1957. | ||||
| [Original document has handwritten note here to the effect that H to R customers are missing. The entries immediately following are derived from other sources and may require confirmation.] | ||||
| AUSTRALIA - NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS | ||||
| Metropolitan Cammell for British Thomson-Houston (for 10 New South Wales 41 Class diesel-electric locomotives – two engines per loco – and 1 spare engine.) | 21 | 12 RPHL | Transfer | 500 |
| MADRAS PORT TRUST | ||||
| Hunslet Engine Co | 4 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | |
| MALAYAN RAILWAY | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co (for 6 Class 16 locomotives plus 1 spare engine and 1 sectioned engine.) | 8 | 6 RPHXL | Shunter | 312 |
| – NBL shipped the six 36-ton diesel-hydraulic locomotives to Malaya at the end of 1954. The locomotives were fitted with Voith-North British transmissions and had a maximum speed of 15 mph. (see Diesel Railway Traction, 1955, p.43.) | ||||
| MAURITIUS RAILWAYS | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co (diesel-hydraulic) | 2 | 12 RPHXL | Transfer | 625 |
| NIGERIAN RAILWAYS & NIGERIA | ||||
| Brush, Loughborough (diesel-electric) | 22 | 8 RPHL | Shunter/Mixed Traffic | |
| – The above were possibly 8RPHXL engines, developing 400 bhp at 1,250 rpm, for Brush shunting locomotives operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation. | ||||
| Brush, Loughborough (diesel-electric) | 20 | 8 RPHL | Shunter/Mixed Traffic | |
| 6 | 8 RPHL | Spare Engines | ||
| Brush, Loughborough for Ashake Cement Co | 1 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | |
| Brush, Loughborough for Kaduna Oil Refinery | 4 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | |
| North British Locomotive Co | 2 | 12 RPHL Mk4 | Shunter / Transfer | 532 |
| The above were for two 0-8-0, 52-ton, 3' 6" gauge diesel-hydraulic locomotives supplied to the Westminster Plant Company for use on the Escravos Bar Contract in Nigeria, which was carried out by Richard Costain Ltd and Raymond International Ltd. The engines had a normal rating of 562 bhp at 1,500 rpm but were derated to 532 for local conditions. The locomotives were delivered in mid-1960 and had Voith-North British L.217V hydraulic transmissions. (see Diesel Railway Traction September 1960.) NBL Order L104 and NBL works numbers 28035 and 28036. On completion of the Escravos Bar contract, they passed to the Nigerian Railways Corporation. | ||||
| NORWEGIAN STATE RAILWAYS | ||||
| Strommens Verkstadt AB, Norway (re-engining) | 6 | 12 RPHL | Fast Passenger | 500 |
| PERUVIAN STATE RAILWAYS | ||||
| Hunslet Engine Co (diesel-mechanical) | 4 | 12 RPHL | Heavy Freight | 440 |
| WESTERN RAILWAY OF INDIA | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co (for 20 locomotives, plus 5 spare engines) | 25 | 12 RPHXL | Transfer | 625 |
| [original Paxman listing resumes here] | ||||
| SOUTH AFRICA - LEVER BROTHERS | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 200 |
| SPAIN - THARSIS SULPHUR & COPPER CO | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 1 | 6 RPHXL | Shunter | 310 |
| SWITZERLAND - RAFFINERIES DU RHONE | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 4 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| TANZANIA RAILWAY CORPORATION | ||||
| Brush Electrical Machines | 22 | 8 RPHL | Shunter | 328 |
| TURKEY - MERSIN REFINERY | ||||
| Ruston & Hornsby | 1 | 6 RPHL | Shunter | 275 |
| ZAMBIA - BANCROFT MINES | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 2 | 12 RPHXL | Shunter | 625 |
| ZAMBIA - MUFULIRA MINES | ||||
| Hunslet Engine Co | 1 | 12 RPHL | Shunter | 500 |
| ZAMBIA - N'CHANGA COPPER MINES | ||||
| North British Locomotive Co | 2 | 12 RPHXL | Transfer | 625 |
| – The above engines were for two 3' 6" gauge, diesel-hydraulic locomotives. Voith-North British transmissions. (see Diesel Railway Traction, October 1954 p.243, and (?) May 1955, p.162.) | ||||
| * Engine Conversion | ||||
| YH Engines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Quantity | Type | Application | HP |
| North British Locomotive Company (British Railways, Midland Region / Eastern Region) (for Class 16 locomotives) | 11 | 16 YHXL | Transfer | 800 |
| British Thomson-Houston (Class 15) | 46 | 16 YHXL | Transfer | 800 |
| Walkers (Emu Bay Railway, Tasmania) | 4 | 12 YHXL | Mixed Traffic | 682 |
| Hudswell Clarke (Sierra Leone Government Railway) | 25 | 6 YHXL | Mixed Traffic | 225 |
| – The above were for 24 Hi-Dyne (constant horsepower) locomotives built by Hudswell Clarke between 1958 and 1961. The engines were supplied under Paxman Contract Nos 55096 to 55103, 55721 to 55728, 56271 to 56276, 56361, 56362 and 56292 (spare engine). A fuller history of the Hi-Dyne, and the Sierra Leone 120 Class locomotives in which it was installed, can be found on the Hi-Dyne page. | ||||
| * Sierra Leone Government Railway | 2 | 6 YHXL | Mixed Traffic | 245 |
| – The above are believed to be the two conventional (not Hi-Dyne) build 6YHXL engines supplied under Paxman Contracts 57820 and 57821, in April 1964, for conversion of two of the Sierra Leone Hi-Dyne locomotives (see previous entry) to a conventional engine and transmission arrangement. They were rated at 245 bhp, not the 225 bhp shown in the original Paxman Summary document. | ||||
| Brush (for MINAZ (Sugar Ministry) Cuba) | 15 | 12 YHXL | Mixed Traffic | 720 |
| – The above, each rated 720 bhp at 1,200 rpm, were for diesel-electric locomotives. | ||||
| * MINAZ (Cuba) | 15 | 12 YHXL | Mixed Traffic | 720 |
| * MINAZ (Cuba) | 6 | 12 YHXL | Mixed Traffic | 825 |
| * Engine Conversion | ||||
| 6ZHXL Engines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Quantity | Type | Application | HP |
| British Rail (Midland Region) | 2 | 6ZHXL | Power Car | 450 |
| – The above engines were for underfloor mounting in two experimental diesel-electric railcars built at British Rail's Derby Works. The engines were despatched to Derby in early 1956. | ||||
| Clayton Equipment (for British Railways, Scottish Region. Two engines, each 450bhp, per locomotive.) | 176 | 6ZHXL | Mixed Traffic | 450 |
| Clayton Equipment (British Railways, Scottish Region) | 9 | 6ZHXL | Spare Engines | 450 |
| Beyer Peacock (British Railways, Scottish Region) | 58 | 6ZHXL | Mixed Traffic | 450 |
| YL Engines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Quantity | Type | Application | HP |
| All the YL engines supplied to Italian State Railways (FS - Ferrovie dello Stato) were built under licence by Fabbrica Automobili Isotta Fraschini e Motori Breda of Milan. | ||||
| Italian State Railways (FS) | 2 | 12YLXL | Mixed Traffic | 1,320 |
| – For two diesel-electric D.341 Class locomotives, Nos D.341.2001 and D.341.2002, constructed c.1957-59. The first entered service during November 1958. | ||||
| Italian State Railways (FS) | 20 (or 33?) | 12YLXL | Mixed Traffic | 1,400 |
| – For twenty diesel-electric D.341 Class locomotives. The Paxman Sales Engineers' Handbook (p.204) records only the above 20 engines for the 1,400 bhp D.341 Class locomotives. However, according to an Italian book, the initial two D.341 locomotives were followed by a further thirty three of this type, Nos D.341.2003 to D.341.2035, which were constructed between 1960 and 1963. This source suggests all thirty three had 12YLXL engines, rated 1,400 bhp at 1,000 rpm. If that is correct, the number of engines above should be 33 rather than 20, not counting any spare engines that might have been built. These mixed traffic locomotives weighed 64 tons, and had a maximum speed of 62 mph. | ||||
| Italian State Railways (FS) | 20 | 12YLCL | Mixed Traffic | 2,000 |
| – For twenty diesel-electric D.443 Class locomotives, Nos D.443.2001 to D.443.2020, constructed in 1966-68. | ||||
| VENTURA (YJ) Engines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Quantity | Type | Application | HP |
| British Rail (Western Region - Class 14) | 62 | Ventura 6YJXL | Shunting/Transfer | 650 |
| – The above engines were for 56 Western Region 0-6-0 Class 14 diesel-hydraulic locomotives, built at Swindon Works between 1963 and 1965. An initial order for 26 engines, Paxman Contract Nos 57311 to 57336, was placed by the British Transport Commission (BTC) and entered in Paxman's books on 20/08/62. The engines, Nos 610035/1 to /6 and 620010/1 to /20, were despatched between October 1963 and February 1964. A subsequent order for 30 engines, Paxman Contract Nos 57644 to 57673, was placed by the British Rail Board (same London address as the former BTC) and entered in Paxman's books on 09/04/63. The engines, Nos 620022/1 to /24 and 630002/1 to /6, were despatched between February and November 1964. The third order was for 6 spare engines, Paxman Contract Nos 58119 to 58124. The customer was the BRB Stores Dept at Swindon and the order was entered on 12/05/64. Five engines, Nos 630035/5 to /6 and 640012/1 to /3, were despatched between April and July 1965. The last engine, No 640012/4, was supplied temporarily for the Class 74 project (see below), under Paxman Contract 58658 of 22/04/65. Under this contract the engine was converted to Class 74 build standard and sent to the English Electric works at Newton-le-Willows (the Vulcan Foundry) for testing the propulsion system for the Class 74. After testing was completed, the engine was returned to Paxman and converted back to diesel-hydraulic locomotive build before being despatched under Contract No 58124 in April 1967. As at 2013 this engine is fitted in the Class 14 locomotive D9526, now in preservation on the West Somerset Railway. | ||||
| British Rail (Southern Region - Class 74) | 11 | Ventura 6YJXL | Electro-Diesel | 650 |
| – The above engines, with a rating of 650 bhp at 1,500 rpm, were for Class 74 electro-diesel locomotives. Ten were supplied under Paxman Contracts 58891 to 58900, dated 11/11/65. The order was placed by the English Electric Company, Dick Kerr Works, Preston. The contracts were for the supply of the complete generating sets, with the generators being supplied to Paxman by English Electric. The engines were Nos 640012/11 and /12, 650005/1 to /7, and 650025/1 which were despatched between September 1966 to July 1967. The complete generator sets were despatched to the BR Workshops at Crewe where the locomotives were built. A spare generator set was supplied under Paxman Contract 58964 of 19/06/66, fitted with engine No 650038/1, and despatched to BR's Eastleigh Locomotive Workshops in October 1967, suitably packed for long term storage. As explained above, a spare engine ordered for the Western Region Class 14 locomotives, No 640012/4, was initially supplied for the Class 74 project, under Paxman Contract 58658 of 22/04/65. Under this contract the engine was converted to Class 74 build standard and sent to English Electric's Newton-le-Willows Works for testing the prototype of the Class 74's propulsion system. After testing was completed, the engine was returned to Paxman and converted back to diesel-hydraulic locomotive build before being despatched in fulfilment of Contract 58124. | ||||
| Hitachi (Ceylon Government Railways) | 4 | Ventura 8YJXL | Power Cars | 775 |
| – The above were each rated 900 bhp at 1,500 rpm. Engines supplied to Hitachi to power two five-car luxury trainsets. | ||||
| British Rail (Western Region) | 3 | Ventura 12YJXL | Main Line | 1100 |
| British Rail (Scottish Region) | 21 | Ventura 12YJXL | Main Line | 1350 |
| Ceylon Government Railways | 8 | Ventura 12YJXL | Main Line | 1080 |
| Rheinstahl Henschel (Ceylon Government Railways) | 45 | Ventura 12YJXL | Main Line | 1,150 |
| – The above supplied to Rheinstahl Henschel, at Kassel, for installation in Class II diesel-hydraulic mixed traffic locomotives. | ||||
| Hitachi (Ceylon Government Railways) | 10 | Ventura 12YJXL | Power Cars | 1,145 |
| Italian State Railways (Engine conversion. Built under licence by Breda Motori, Italy.) | 37 | Ventura 12YJCL | Main Line | 1500 |
| Transportmachinen (for Ceylon Government Railways) | 15 | Ventura 16YJXL | Main Line | 1580 |
| – The above supplied to Lokomotivebau Karl Marx, at Babelsberg, East Germany, for installation in 14 (+ 1 spare engine) Class III diesel-hydraulic locomotives for hill section working. | ||||
| Ganz Mavag (Hungarian State Railways) | 1 | Ventura 16YJCL | Main Line | 1870 |
| VALENTA (Y3J or RP200) Engines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Quantity | Type | Application | HP |
| British Rail (Prototypes) | 2 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail (Western Region) | 63 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail (Eastern Region) | 78 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail (Western Region) | 29 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail (Western Region) | 1 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail (North-East/South-West Route) | 38 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail (Western Region) | 2 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail (North-West/South-West) | 2 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail | 2 | Valenta 6CL | Class 210 DMU | 1125 |
| British Rail (East Coast Main Line) | 8 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail (East Coast Main Line) | 6 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| British Rail | 4 | Valenta 12CL | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| New South Wales State Rail Authority, Australia | 4 | Valenta 12CL | XPT – Express Passenger Train | 1980 |
| Brush Electrical Machines (for XPT, New South Wales, Australia) | 12 | Valenta 12CL | Express Passenger Train (XPT) | 1979 |
| (A total of 24 Valenta 12CLs were supplied to the New South Wales State Rail Authority – for 15 + 4 power cars, and 5 spare engs) | ||||
| VEGA (SE / RP160) Engines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Quantity | Type | Application | HP |
| Sri Lanka Railways (1,500rpm) | 1 | 12 SETCR | Field Trials | 1200 |
| British Rail (1,500rpm) | 1 | 12 SETCR | Type Approval Test | 1250 |
| Sri Lanka Railways (1,500rpm) | 7 | 12 SETCR | S6 Power Coaches | 1265 |
| (SETCR indicates the 'Turbocharged Jacket Water-Cooled Intercooler' version of the SE / Vega.) | ||||
| VP185 Engines (supplied for the re-engining of High Speed Trains. As at the end of December 2003) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | Quantity | Type | Application | HP |
| Great Western | 9 | 12 VP185 | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| Midland Mainline | 20 | 12 VP185 | High Speed Train | 2250 |
| – The last fifteen of these engines were delivered during 2002 and 2003. The re-engining work was undertaken by Maintrain Ltd at their Etches Park (Derby) and Neville Hill (Leeds) depots. | ||||
| New South Wales State Rail Authority, Australia (for 21 power cars + 1 spare engine) | 22 | 12 VP185 | Express Passenger Train (XPT) | |
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