British Rail Janus
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| Yorkshire Engine Company ‘Janus’ | |
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| Typical Janus locomotive at a steelworks. | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
|---|---|
| Builder | Yorkshire Engine Company |
| Model | Janus |
| UIC classification | C |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 8 in (1.118 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 48 long tons (49 t) |
| Prime mover | 2 Rolls Royce C6SFL engines |
| Traction motors | Rolls Royce |
| Top speed | 23 mph (37 km/h) |
| Power output | 400 hp (300 kW) |
| Tractive effort | 30,000 lbf (133.4 kN) |
Janus and Taurus were two shunting locomotives by the Yorkshire Engine Company and loaned to British Railways for demonstrations. However, BR did not buy any production versions after testing. At least one other Yorkshire Engine Company locomotive was loaned to British Railways in the 1960s.
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Janus type locomotive 51 at Corus' Scunthorpe Steelworks 2009
Janus type locomotive at Appleby Frodingham Steelworks, Scunthorpe. c.1963
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