19850223_ZD_AdrianNicols
Doyen of the Yorkshire Engine Co. diesels 'Rotherham No.2' 0-4-0DE (YE 2480/1950).
This rather odd shaped 0-4-0DE was the first diesel locomotive to be produced by the Yorkshire Engine Co. YEC had a long tradition of steam locomotive construction dating back to 1867 but this locomotive was the first foray into diesel traction. It was one of two delivered new to Templeborough Steelworks at Rotherham in 1950. The odd shape of the bodywork was a specific requirement of the customer as the loco had to fit through a narrow opening within the melt shop at the works and the 0-4-0 wheel arrangement was specified to deal with tight curves on site. Both locomotives were fitted with Paxman engines and had additional chain draw gear below the coupling for moving molten metal ladle wagons., Being a historic locomotive in respect of the Yorkshire Engine Company the locomotive was donated by Rotherham Engineering Steels Ltd to the South Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society in 1987 and is seen here under restoration at their one time Meadowhall Sidings base. The sister locomotive 0-4-0DE (YE 2481/1950) resides at the Kelham Island Industrial Museum in Sheffield. After the SYRPS were disbanded the loco found a new home at Peak Rail, Rowsley, Derbyshire moving there in March 2002.
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