the WIDDOP diesel engine?

not so long back, there was a picture in the SEM about the widdop diesel engine, information was limited on the engine, does anyone here know anything about them?

Paul

I know of them as medium speed 2 stroke marine diesels still in production in the 1960s, in the 100 to 500 hp range. They were built in Britain, Yorkshire springs to mind for some reason. I have some info at home so, if no-one else has managed to help by then I will post what I have.
Rod

Roadster wrote:I know of them as medium speed 2 stroke marine diesels still in production in the 1960s, in the 100 to 500 hp range. They were built in Britain, Yorkshire springs to mind for some reason. I have some info at home so, if no-one else has managed to help by then I will post what I have.
Rod

thanks for that Rod, the engine in particular that i'm on abiout was probably somewhere in the region of 3-5hp. more or less a scaled down bamford SD1

Paul

Could someone point me to the edition of SE that featured the Widdop ?

I guess we're talking 2009 or earlier.

I have found a Widdop single driving a Belfast generator at the Internal Fire - Museum of Power in Wales.

NWM widdop

Courtesy of Graces Guide, there are also pictures of a Viddor twin on the same page (but no explanation as to whether the companies are linked or not).

Sounds like you've set yourself a task to find the one issue of the magazine, unless someone can remember seeing it in there collection maybe the only way is a letter or email to SE mag see if they can help.

Stu.