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John Fowler 150hp Diesel Shunter No 17 Highflyer

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== No 17 in service ==
No 17 was built by John <noglossary>Fowler</noglossary> & Co of Leeds as Works No 22912 of 1940. It was a 150 h.p. Diesel Mechanical 0-4-0 shunter and was delivered new to the Royal Ordnance Factory at Swynnerton near Stone, Staffordshire in July 1940. In 1958 the locomotive moved to another Royal Ordnance Factory at Chorley Lancashire where it was given the number 17. However it soon became surplus to requirements there and was transferred to the [[:Category:Rolling stock associated with the Longmoor Military Railway|Longmoor Military Railway]], where it was used as an instructional locomotive for diesel fitters and engineering training.<ref name=SB6>SVR Stock Book Sixth Edition</ref>
== No 17 in preservation ==
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