Plymouth 35 Ton Locomotive
City of Winnipeg 187-01 (Asset #668-5585)
Small yard engine built by the Plymouth Locomotive Works, Plymouth, Ohio, USA. Shipped by Plymouth new on July 11, 1930.
Serial #3519. Model ML-8 type 3. Standard gauge, with Cummins Diesel, Model HIP-600.
Purchased used, by the City of Winnipeg Works and Operations Department for use in Tecumseh Yard in Winnipeg, from Brooks Equipment Ltd., King Edward at Notre Dame, August 7, 1952. Previous ownership Western Dominion Coal Mines, Taylorton, Saskatchewan. Was a replacement for Plymouth gasoline locomotive 668-5586. Purchase price $8,500 including spare parts.
Moved on a flatcar by Canadian Pacific from Bienfait, Saskatchewan on July 24, 1952 to Tecumseh Yard at a cost of $500.
Leased by Midwestern Rail Association from City of Winnipeg.
Original condition pictured at left.
The original radiator has been replaced by a Euclid model.
The engine was cleaned and repainted by MRA volunteers in 2005. Length
restoration will include cleaning and painting inside the cab, replacing the
instruments if we can find the right ones, and replacing the windows.
Data Specifications
| Length | 19' -0" over bumpers |
| Coupled Length | 21' -1" |
| Width | 9' -81 |
| Height | 10' -6" |
| AAR Coupler height | 33 1/2" |
| Frame | Steel Cast-Bar type |
| Bumpers | Steel Cast |
| Engine (Original) | Le Roi 6 cyl., 250 HP at 1,000 rpm |
| Ignition -Magneto | |
| Starter 2-1/2 Volt | |
| Generator 12 Volt | |
| Battery 12 Volt | |
| Water cooling cap. 30 gals. | |
| Transmission | Clutch -Plymouth, dry plate, 8 1/6" |
| Driving Sprockets | Ring type |
| Driven sprockets | Split type |
| Chains |
Roller -2 1/2" pitch Plymouth patented, double reduction, 4 speed forward and reverse, 1 to 1 ratio drive by roller chain to each axle. Gears hardened alloy steel. Gear ratios - 37: 1; 17.6: 1; 10: 1; and 6.3:1. |
| Axle | Alloy Steel 6 1/2" dia. |
| Axle Bearing | Timken Roller -5 7/8" x 6 5/8". |
| Wheels |
Flanged: A.A.R. 4 -33" with 4 1/81. wide tread and overall width of 5 1/2" |
| Brakes | Lever type brake rigging, brake shoes cover tread and flange of wheels. Hand wheel brake for emergencies and parking. Straight air brake. Brake cylinders 2 -6'' x 8". Brake shoes Shoe & head |
| Sanders |
Front and rear wheels through air operated sand valves under dome mounted on hood roof where sand is kept dry from heat of engine. |
| Springs | Semi-elliptic, side & cross equalized |
| Lights |
2 headlights, one at each end, instrument panel lights, cab light and inspection lamp and cord. |
| Signals | Air whistle and bell. |
| Weight | approx. 60,000 lbs. (27,216 Kg) |
| Draw Bar Pull |
@ 2.6 mph dry rail
15,000 lbs |
| Guage | 56 1/2" |
| Wheel Base | 83 1/2" |