PWM 652 Taunton 1976
A Ruston & Hornsby diesel electric in permanent way service at Taunton. Built at Lincoln in 1959 she was scrapped in 1990. British rail purchased five of these locomotives for permanent way service, their single traction motor could be disengaged for towing, which allowed them to be towed at higher speeds in trains to work sites.
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Taken sometime in 1976
PWM 652 Taunton 1976
A Ruston & Hornsby diesel electric in permanent way service at Taunton. Built at Lincoln in 1959 she was scrapped in 1990. British rail purchased five of these locomotives for permanent way service, their single traction motor could be disengaged for towing, which allowed them to be towed at higher speeds in trains to work sites.
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Uploaded on May 31, 2015
Taken sometime in 1976