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Brush diesel-electric No. HS4000 Kestrel locomotive being road tested on British Rail line.

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Title:	Brush diesel-electric No. HS4000 Kestrel locomotive being road tested on British Rail line.
Location:	Sheffield
Date Period:	1960-1979
Photographer:	English Steel Corporation
Copyright::	English Steel Corporation
Notes:	Information from British Railways Diesel Locomotives compiled by A Williams and D Percival. 1971. British Railways are providing facilities for road tests of the following locomotive which remains the property of the manufacturer and is not included in B.R. stock. Brush Co-Co Introduced 1968 Engines Sulzer 16-cyl. 16LVA24, of 3, 946 h.p. at 1,100 r.p.m. Weight 126 tons, Maximum Tractive Effort 70, 000 lb, Total b.h.p. 4000 Transmission Electric. Six Brush 515 h.p. nose-suspended traction motors Driving wheel diameter 3' 9 HS4000 Kestrel The photograph in the publication is captioned Brush diesel-electric No HS4000 Kestrel [N E Preedy] Information from B Cheney
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