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Dolphin and Walrus
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Hunslet Engine Company· from 1952· preserved diesel locomotive in the Isle of Man
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Walrus powered GGR train (14643066268): Phil Parker from Leamington Spa, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 2. Hud Hunslets: GKA· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Dolphin and Walrus are diesel locomotives that are operated on the Groudle Glen Railway.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 74 years ago, in 1952.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1952
- in service from
- 1952
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Hunslet Engine Company
- top speed
- 13 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 610 mm 2 ft narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7963754, Wikipedia: Dolphin and Walrus (locomotives) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.