Half Janus
Yorkshire Engine Company Half Janus | |
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Rolls-Royce C6SFL | |
Traction motors | British Thomson-Houston |
Performance figures | |
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Maximum speed | 20 mph (32 km/h)[1]: 11 |
Power output | 200 or 220 hp (150 or 160 kW) |
The
Each locomotive was built (out of the factory) with one
The locomotive was nicknamed the Half Janus because it had half the power and body of the Yorkshire Engine Company Janus. The Janus locomotive has two bonnets and the Half Janus has one. The Yorkshire engine company Janus got its name from the two-faced god, Janus.
Locomotives in preservation
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There is one example of a Half Janus at the
One example is 'Arnold Machin', which was brought into preservation at the society from Eccles Slag Co., Ltd. The locomotive served at Scunthorpe Steelworks, Normanby Park Works run by United Steel Company at the time. 'Arnold Machin' was built with the works number '2661' in 1958. The locomotive is currently[when?] being overhauled at the society sheds.
'Arnold Machin' has a twin sister which is now located at Rocks by Rail, Loco '1382'. It is currently preserved in its Colsterworth Mines, United Steel Company Maroon livery. Loco '1382' spent most of its working life at the
References
- ^ a b Yorkshire 200 H.P. Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive: Instructions to Drivers. Sheffield: Yorkshire Engine Company. 1955. Ref. No. Y.E.C. 301.
- ISBN 978-0-7524-4530-4.
- ^ "Yorkshire Engine Co 0-4-0DE No L052 Yorkie". South Devon Railway. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- Rocks by Rail. Retrieved 8 May 2023.