DP2, meaning Diesel Prototype number 2, was a prototype Type 4 mainline diesel locomotive built in 1962 by English Electric at their Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways.
DP2, meaning Diesel Prototype number 2, was a prototype Type 4 mainline diesel locomotive. This prototype Type 4 mainline diesel locomotive was built in 1962 by English Electric at their Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows. This was to demonstrate its wares to British Railways.