Paxman Ventura
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Paxman Ventura
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The Paxman Ventura is an internal combustion diesel engine for railway locomotives, built by Davey, Paxman & Co. The type YJ or Ventura was developed in the mid-1950s as Davey, Paxman's first high-speed diesel engine. With a view to the forthcoming modernisation and dieselisation of British Railways (BR), it was intended as a successor to Paxman's existing medium-speed engine, the direct injection YH. High-speed engines offered higher power-to-weight ratios, which in turn allowed locomotives to
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Railway and maritime transport engine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxman_Ventura
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2024-03-09T00:44:25Z
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