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3 unusual facts about Paxman Hi-Dyne engine


Paxman Hi-Dyne engine

Paxman subsequently supplied sixteen Hi-Dyne engines, based on the 6 cylinder RPHXL (contracts 55096-103 and 55721-8) to Hudswell Clarke for locomotives for Sierra Leone Government Railways.

This was tested for a range of industrial uses, particularly for colliery traffic on the Stockton to Darlington line.

The Paxman Hi-Dyne engine was a form of experimental diesel engine developed for rail transport use by the British engine makers Paxman of Colchester.



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