Faraday Lives! First start in many years...

Faraday is a 1956-built Ruston and Hornsby Class 165 diesel electric shunting locomotive. It was the first locomotive to arrive on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in 2002 and provided day-in day-out motive power on works trains, playing a significant role in re-opening the line between Wirksworth and Duffield. It was retired from use some years ago after a failure and was placed next to the museum after receiving a cosmetic repaint. In May 2011, a small team set about trying to resurrect the locomotive. Here we see the first successful start up in 4 years. The locomotive uses a 300psi air start mechanism rather than electric.

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• wyvernrail
• ecclesbourne
• valley
• railway
• diesel
• shunter
• locomotive
• train
• engine
• ruston
• wirksworth
• duffield

[MrBenbo96]

OH MY GOD!!! Listen to the old donkey!! Wish i was there!! She will be pulling passengers to duffield before you know it!

[pcgenius9]

@MrBenbo96 Not much chance of it pulling a passenger train unfortunately, not through train brakes.

[meee1969]

1800isbest. Check out my 165 vids of our Ruston on the derwent valley railway. Just rebuilt the engine. A bit smokey to begin with but running in and getting better now.

No need for easy start here.

[GingerPhilG]

Wrong person mate - I've got nothing to do with trains and come here as a diesel fan as opposed to a train enthusiast. I think the problem with easy start in diesels is down to the volatility of the ether vs. that of the diesel. With the E-S burning that much easier and the compression in the diesels being so high, I think it combusts too early putting excessive strain on the rods etc and causing lower compression hence needing more easy start to start and hence the "addicition" thing.

[1800isbest]

@GingerPhilG its ok just for once etc our ruston 165 wont even start now as we cant get any air pressure on it due to compressor problems :( does yours have its donkey pump fitted still ?

[GingerPhilG]

The Health and safety brigade have probably banned the use of a flaming rag now.... I'd think the easy start is ok given the situation i.e it's long period of inactivity as long as it's not a regular occurrence.

[1800isbest]

easy start on a rushton very naughty they will get addicted to it

[meee1969]

We got one of those. Great motive power. Wish ours was an electric version though. Well done guys

[wickhamfan]

Was that a can of Easy Start I saw .......

Hopefully not the normal way to encourage a start = surefire way to shorten an engines life coz they get addicted to it

[fgh456pc]

Good to see the old gal running again. Takes me back ooh about 5 years.

[AlextheGreat10100]

She was last used aound 2009!

[AlextheGreat10100]

She last pulled a train around 2009 or some where around there. We could use Faraday to haul brake van ries up the incline as we used to.

[iantrack]

Sounds good