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Ruston Diesels

Discussion in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' started by PolSteam, Sep 8, 2017.

  1. PolSteam

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    Just interested to know more about the two Ruston diesel shunters which are/were at Shillingstone. I know one was there early on and sold, and then another one was bought to replace it.

    All I know is:
     
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    The first Ruston at Shillingstone, arriving in 2007, was an 88DS class works number 466629 of 1962. This moved on to the Whitwell & Reepham Railway in Norfolk in 2013.

    305302 of 1951 arrived in 2015 and as far as I know is still at Shillingstone.

    As a curious coincidence both were new to "Ransomes" company. 305302 was new to Ransome Hoffman Pollard, Annfield Plain, Durham, and 466629 was new to Ransomes Simms & Jeffries, Ipswich.
     
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    Hadn't realised the R.S. & J one had spent some time at Shillingstone. I saw it at Whitwell & Reepham a couple of weeks ago, but didn't realise it was the Ransomes loco until I was driving out of the site, when I noticed a red & white "Ransomes" 1970's name sticker appearing under the flaking black paint! (it was originally yellow at RS&J).
    The engine was running and it was undergoing some attention by the look of it. Think it went direct to the NNR when it was first preserved.
     
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    Thanks guys! Anything else you can think of will be great.

    This is 305302 in 2016 with an identity crisis! DS1169.jpg
     
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    Called in at Whitwell & eepham on Sunday and managed to get a nondescript photo of the former R.S.& J Ruston shunter mentioned in this thread....

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