Diesel mechanical locomotive, 'Rorke's Drift'

Made:
1934 in Preston
maker:
Drewry

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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.

Details

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'

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'

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.

Measurements:
overall: 25 t
Object Number:
2008-7160/2
type:
locomotive nameplate
Locomotive nameplate, 'Rorke's Drift'

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.

Measurements:
overall: 25 t
Object Number:
2008-7160/3
type:
locomotive nameplate