British diesel-mechanical locomotive
British Rail 11104 A Hibberd 'Planet' Type 4w diesel-mechanical shunter similar to 11104
Performance figures Maximum speed 15 mph (24 km/h) Power output Engine: 52 hp (39 kW)At rail : 39 hp (29 kW)
British Railways' 11104 was a 'Planet' Type 4wdiesel-mechanical shunting locomotive built byF. C. Hibberd & Co Ltd in 1950. It was acquired byBritish Railways and given the running number11104 , but was later transferred to departmental use at theWest Hartlepool Permanent Way Depot in 1953 and following this was renumbered52 .[ 1] In 1965, it was transferred to theSouthern Region of British Railways where it remained until it was withdrawn in March 1967. It was later scrapped byJohn Cashmore Ltd inNewport .[ 1]
It used an 0-4-0DM/4wDM wheel configuration and was powered by an English National Type DA4 4-cylinder engine producing 52 hp (39 kW). This engine drove a 3-speed mechanical spur-typegearbox which drove the wheels via aroller chain final drive. The final power output at rail was 39 hp (29 kW).
^a b Strickland, D.C. (1982).Locomotive directory: every single one there has ever been . Camberley: Diesel and Electric Group. p. 140.ISBN 0-906375-10-X .
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