Diesel prototype Lion certainly turned heads with its startling all-white livery when it first appeared in April 1962 - and those fortunate enough to have seen it in action during its short life have never forgotten the experience. The Type 4 locomotive, the last to emerge from the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Works (BRCW) at Smethwick, was heralded at its press launch as the "most powerful single engine locomotive ever to run on British tracks".
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机译：柴油原型狮Lion于1962年4月首次亮相时，无疑以其惊人的全白涂装引起了人们的注意，而幸运的是，它在短暂的生命中就已经看到了它的作用，却从未忘记这一经历。 Type 4机车是史密斯威克郡伯明翰铁路运输公司的最后一台机车，在其新闻发布会上被誉为“有史以来在英国赛道上运行的最强大的单引擎机车”。
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