British Rail Janus facts for kids

Yorkshire Engine Company ‘Janus’
Typical Janus locomotive at a steelworks.
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Yorkshire Engine Company
Model	Janus
UIC classification	C
Wheel diameter	3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Locomotive weight	48 long tons (49 t)
Prime mover	2 Rolls Royce C6SFL engines
Traction motors	Rolls Royce
Top speed	23 mph (37 km/h)
Power output	400 hp (300 kW)
Tractive effort	30,000 lbf (133.4 kN)

Janus and Taurus were two shunting locomotives by the Yorkshire Engine Company and loaned to British Railways for demonstrations. However, BR did not buy any production versions after testing. At least one other Yorkshire Engine Company locomotive was loaned to British Railways in the 1960s.

Images for kids

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  Janus type locomotive at Appleby Frodingham Steelworks, Scunthorpe. c.1963