Binky
Diesel locomotive
GET TO KNOW BINKY
At a glance
- Wheel arrangement
- Awaiting confirmation
- Builder
- Built at Heatherslaw, with the power unit supplied by Alan Keef Ltd
- Build & entry into service
- Built during 2014; launched at Easter 2015
- Powertrain
- Perkins diesel engine with hydraulic transmission
A new diesel locomotive, “Binky”, was built on site throughout 2014, with a Perkins diesel and hydraulics unit from Alan Keef Ltd. Binky was launched in Easter 2015 and is usually in service on wet weather days, when it is quiet or if the steam engines are undertaking repairs.