Diesel mechanical locomotive, 'Rorke's Drift'

Made:: 1934 in Preston

maker:: Drewry

Diesel mechanical locomotive, 'Rorke's Drift'

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0-4-0 diesel mechanical locomotive No. 2047 'Rorke's Drift' made by Drewry, Preston, 1934 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Requisitioned for military use in 1941. Marked as LMS 7050.

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Category:: Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Object Number:: 2008-7160

Measurements:: overall: 25 t

type:: diesel locomotive

credit:: Ministry of Defence

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Diesel mechanical locomotive, 'Rorke's Drift'

0-4-0 diesel mechanical locomotive No. 2047 'Rorke's Drift' made by Drewry, Preston, 1934 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Requisitioned for military use in 1941. Marked as LMS 7050.

Measurements:: overall: 25 t

Object Number:: 2008-7160/1

type:: diesel locomotive

Locomotive nameplate, 'Rorke's Drift'

Locomotive nameplate, Rorke's Drift, 0-4-0 diesel mechanical locomotive No. 2047 'Rorke's Drift' made by Drewry, Preston, 1934 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Requisitioned for military use in 1941.