"Shimshon" Works Diesel Shunting Locomotive

Track Gauge: Standard (143.5cm)

Wheel Arrangement: 0-4-0DM / B-dm

Use: Works Shunter

Maker: Ruston & Hornsby, UK

Year Built: 1950

Engine: Ruston & Hornsby 4VPH

Maximum Output: 88hp

Overall Length: 6.25m

Weight: 17t

The "Shimshon" cement company purchased two Model 88DS locomotives for use on the siding leading to its Har-Tuv works (today Bet Shemesh). The first was probably destroyed during the War of Independence and was replaced by this one.