The Yorkshire Engine Company Janus is a line of 0-6-0

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, diesel-electric locomotives that weighed and had a maximum speed of . The two

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diesel engines gave a total power output of . Each engine had its cooling system at the outer end, and its generator at the inner end. There were two traction motors, each being powered by one generator, thus simplifying the electrical system.

Service

A total of 102 Janus locomotives were built: mostly for the British steel industry, but other customers included Imperial Chemical Industries (12 locomotives), the Port of London Authority (10), and the

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(7). Three locomotives were exported: one to Jamaica, and two to the Indian Fertilizer Corporation. The Indian locomotives were , and were the only

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units built. In addition, three modified Janus locomotives – gauge on Bo-Bo trucks – were exported to

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. Later locomotives had their Rolls-Royce engine uprated by 10 per cent to each. After Rolls-Royce entered the industrial locomotive manufacturing business, YEC started to offer their locomotives with

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diesel engines; seven Janus locomotives were built with pairs of Cummins diesels – all for Appleby Froddingham Steel works. The name Janus is from the two-faced god Janus: the locomotive was

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with two 'faces'. The similarity in power and speed would indicate that this type of locomotive could have been use in a similar role to the British Rail Class 08 shunter. In recent years the Class 08 shunters owned by

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have replaced Janus locomotives on some industrial railways.

Loans to British Railways

One locomotive was demonstrated to British Railways; it was the second of this type built (works number 2595 of 1956), both the first two locomotives being demonstrated to potential customers before going to the Appleby-Frodingham Steel works in

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. It is thought to have been in use there until being scrapped in 1982.

Other locomotives loaned

In July 1961, an 0-6-0

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locomotive was demonstrated on British Railways. It weighed and was powered by a single Rolls-Royce C8SFL engine giving . The design was similar to a lengthened British Rail Class 02. The locomotive was tested near

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for four days, and following the demonstration was delivered to

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, Newport. One 600 hp 0-8-0 diesel hydraulic, a

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, was demonstrated and tested on British Railways during 1961 and 1962. It was a ‘trip’ locomotive intended to carry out shunting work and hauling local (short distance) goods trains. This was the duty for which the British Rail Class 14 locomotives were built in 1963.

Preservation

In 2008, 23 were still in industrial service, and seven had been preserved. In November 2016 the seven Cummins engined locomotives at Scunthorpe British Steel works, formerly Appleby Froddingham Steel works, were replaced by German-made NSB Di 8 locomotives, originally built for use on main-line freight operations in Norway. YE 2868 0-6-0DE ''Ludstone'' has been undergoing restoration since 2015 at the

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in collaboration with the Industrial Diesel & Railway Preservation Group. YE 2791 DE5, built in 1962, is cosmetically restored and on display at Rocks by Rail, The Living Ironstone Museum, Cottesmore. YE 2670, built in September 1959, which worked at Stanton Iron Works, Ilkeston, is preserved at

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. YE 2748 (NCB Number 6), built in 1959 and allocated to Littleton Colliery is in use at

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where it is employed on shunting duties. It has been named ''Roger H Bennett'', after Roger Bennett, a volunteer on the Churnet Valley Railway. YE 2877 (BSC Scunthorpe Works No: 1) is in operation at the

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Models

In 2016 Oxford Diecast, in conjunction with Golden Valley Hobbies produced a

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model, with a choice of BP, National Coal Board, Imperial Chemical Industries, Port of London Authority, and Allied Steel and Wire livery. While the prototype choice was welcomed by many, the resultant models were heavily discounted by many stockists due to compromises with the model regarding the buffer beam height and extremely delicate hand rails A finescale etched kit is also available from Judith Edge and can be built to 00, EM and P4 gauges.

References

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External links

Operating manual
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