THE YORKSHIRE ENGINE CO 0-6-0 DIESEL ELECTRIC LO52
The “Yorkie” in Buckfastleigh shed 1999 | Photo ©RJ Elliott 1999 |
Works no: 2745.
Built: 1960 at Yorkshire engine co Sheffield.
Engine: 200H.P. RollsRoyce 6 cyclinder supercharged diesel engine.
Transmission: british-thompson-heuston generator and nose suspended traction motor.
Weight (w.o.): 30 tons
N.C.B. no : LO52
Commonly known as: “the yorky” or “the yorky-bar”