Chosen for Midland Region Modernisation
A 1,200hp Co-Bo diesel electric locomotive (later known as a Class 28) is pictured in this February 1959 Metropolitan-Vickers advert. Twenty of the locos were on order from the company with the motors, generator and auxiliaries made at their Sheffield Works, the control gear at Trafford Park and mechanical parts at the Metropolitan-Vickers Beyer-Peacock Stockton-on-Tees facility.
This advert appears in the following categories: Traction: Class 28 ; Builder: Metropolitan Vickers