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    Paxman’s diesel engine factory closes

    Nov 30, 2020 2 minutes
    By JON LONGMAN

    PAXMAN diesel engines have been assigned to Britain’s locomotive building industrial heritage.

    The company’s Colchester plant closed in November after 155 years in the town, with the loss of around 80 jobs.

    As Paxman Diesels, its most well-known locomotive diesel engine has been the ‘Valenta’, which

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