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    ‘Oldest’ industrial diesel shunter in service saved

    Jan 14, 2020 2 minutes
    By Robin Jones
    SHED 47
    SHED47

    WHAT is claimed to be the oldest operational locomotive in industrial use in the UK is set to make its heritage era debut this year.

    The Shed47 Railway Restoration Group based at Lathalmond near Dunfermline has been gifted two locomotives by Babcock International at Rosyth Dockyard, including a four-wheel Barclay diesel shunter believed to have been the oldest of its kind still in

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