Alan Farrow
Southern Railway No11001 passing through Wallington.
Designed by Oliver Bulleid and built at Ashford Works in 1949.
This loco was used on pickup goods and heavy shunting work.
Power was from a Paxman RPH series 1 diesel engine driving through a Vulcan-Sinclair fluid coupling and a Powerflow synchro-self-shifting three speed gearbox.Bulleids patent Boxpok wheels were driven by a jack shaft linked to the coupling rods.Top speed was about 39mph..11001 was withdrawn in 1959 and cut up at Ashford Works.
Sutton Local Studies Collection.
Southern Railway No11001 passing through Wallington.
Designed by Oliver Bulleid and built at Ashford Works in 1949.
This loco was used on pickup goods and heavy shunting work.
Power was from a Paxman RPH series 1 diesel engine driving through a Vulcan-Sinclair fluid coupling and a Powerflow synchro-self-shifting three speed gearbox.Bulleids patent Boxpok wheels were driven by a jack shaft linked to the coupling rods.Top speed was about 39mph..11001 was withdrawn in 1959 and cut up at Ashford Works.
Sutton Local Studies Collection.