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These are from an undated (and apparently unpublished outside the company) 'English Electric'Traction Technical Services' booklet, entitled 'An introduction to Diesel-Electric Traction Equipment', which is aimed at a pretty basic technical level, such as apprentices - [ or politicians! ] perhaps? A friend got it while an apprentice at Perkins, so I'd date it at late forties/ early fifties. English Electric were actively engaged in the manufacture of diesel locomotives from the late thirties onwards.

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Pic 1. English Electric Main-line loco [airbrushed line drawing] showing a representational V16 blown 4 stroke diesel-engine in cutaway. Obvious similarities to BR Class 37, with its 3-split windshield, except for the frogeye and the cowcatcher. Love the windshield bars and the horns, soon to be crammed with dead flies! Engines would appear to be rated between 1000-1760hp, and locos available in standard or 3' 6" gauge. Blowers could be electrically-driven centrifugal fans or conventional exhaust turbo-driven. A turbo-charged V12 engine was also available.

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Pic 2. Another line-drawing representation of a mixed traffic loco, 6 in line blown 4 stroke diesel, again with a frog eye and cowcatcher.

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Pic 3. Line drawing of a shunting loco, reminiscent of BR Class 08.