This engine was right up my alley as it would be my first side shaft, but also was not supposed to be stuck and very simply restorable. He excitedly told me about this engine that was on eBay and that for the price, it was a must for my collection. In the Spring of 2008, I was working in Saint Johns, Newfoundland when I receive a call from my buddy Andrew. It would be nice if we can get pictures we can post on screen instead of having to get around the copyright rules by linking to them, so if you have any please post them and I'll replace/add them.Category: Articles Ruston Hornsby CR Canadian Elevator Engine If people are interested I can post some detail shots and specifications. The engine access doors are also different but I do not know if all DH locos were like this. Later DH locos had a jackshaft and rod arrangement that was different from the DS, as shown in this photo and in the drawing below. The first DH looked exactly like an early DS and even had the jackshaft arrangement of the BR 165DS locos. Later locos also had a raked back front to the cab, as shown in the drawing below.Īnd then the 165DH. This one has both large windows and recessed steps. This one doesn't have the recessed steps but has larger cab rear windows. Some have a plate, held by 4 bolts and some have nothing. This loco has jacking points under the buffers. These plates show the manufacturer of the electrical equipment - BTH.Įarly 165DE. Another visual clue to a DE is the extra cast plates under the maker's name. Some (early?) DE looked the same as the DS but for the lack of jackshaft but some (later?) locos had recessed steps for shunters, at the front end. The traction motor on the DE locos drove straight to the rear axle so no jackshaft was used. This loco also appears to have a longer frame and the part of the bonnet in front of the frame is longer, presumably to accommodate something uhder there - a compressor or an exhaust scrubber? Then there are oddities, such as this one with a different radiator grille. Some 165DS had the rods arranged so there was one rod from the jackshaft to the front wheels and a connecting rod between the wheels, as shown here. Some industrial locos used this arrangement, as shown here. There external detail differences between the types as well as changes that are dependent on the age of the loco.īritish Railways owned a few 165DS and this picture shows the arrangement of the jackshaft and rods on the BR locos. Ruston & Hornsby 165s come in three flavours - mechanical (DS), electric (DE) and hydraulic (DH). I don't have anything like as many photo of 165s as I have of 48 and 88DS but I do have some sales literature so if people have photos of 165s, please add them.

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