The Ministry of Defence Engine is a black "beetle-like" electric locomotive used for shunting at the Ministry of Defence base in the former Skarloey Slate Quarry.
Biography
In 1960, the slate quarry near Skarloey was taken over and militarised by the Ministry of Defence for the storage of ammunition after its closure. The Ministry of Defence use their own engine to shunt in the sidings, a black electric-powered engine described as "beetle-like".[1]
Technical Details
Basis
Due to the highly classified nature of its work, the engine has never been seen in The Railway Series, and its basis is unknown.
Livery
The Ministry of Defence Engine is painted black.
Appearances
The Railway Series
Companion Volumes
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Lectures
- 1972 - Narrow Gauge Rails in Sodor (mentioned)
References
| Locomotives | Steam | Arlesdale Tramway Engines | Bill and Ben | The Blue Tank Engine | Coffee Pots | Lincoln | Neil | S&M 1 and 2 | The Goods Engine | W&SR Tank Engines |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Mavis | |
| Other | Ministry of Defence Engine | Skarloey Funicular Railway Trams | |
| Rolling Stock | Ffarquhar Quarry Company Trucks | Haulage Wagon | Skarloey Funicular Railway Cars | Transporter Wagons | |
| Railways | Arlesdale Tramway | Ballaswein Tramway | Cronk and Harwick Railway | "The Railroad" | Skarloey Funicular Railway | Sodor and Mainland Railway | Sodor China Clay Company | Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway | Wellsworth and Suddery Railway | |
| Landmarks | Bill and Ben's Shed | The Drain | Mavis' Shed | Ffarquhar Quarry | Sodor Aluminium Company | |