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The DH60C is a shunter developed by Hunslet Engine Company. It has a robust modern design and is intended for heavy shunting and short industrial trips. ==Background and design== In 2007 the Hunslet Engine Company announced that it was developing a new shunter type, with a family of diesel hydraulic designs (B, C or B'B' axle arrangement) up to 100 tonnes posited for future development, in 2008 manufacture of the first model - a 60tonne, 3 axle machine began.〔Sources: * *〕 The first locomotive of type ''DH60C'' was unveiled at Chasewater Railway in July 2010.〔Sources: * *〕 The locomotive applied modern design principles to a shunter designed for the UK market; the locomotive has swing arm/coil spring suspension, with vertical hydraulic damping, and pneumatic brakes. The transmission is via a hydrodymamic converter and cardan drive shafts to right angled gearbox drives on each axle.〔〔 Test trials of the locomotive were carried out at Daventry International Railfreight Terminal. A four-wheeled variant is also being developed, and Hunslet intends to certify it for use across the UK's national rail network. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hunslet DH60C」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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