Comments on: In the mid 1950s General Motors Diesel in London, designed and produced a handful of diesel-hydraulic locomotives. They were hardly a success. Of the GMDH1s one was exported to Brazil and one to Pakistan and one dubbed the “Blue Goose” remained in London as plant switcher. A GMDH3 model went to subsidiary McKinnon Industries in St. Catharines as their plant switcher. In this photo by Clayton Morgan, we see the Blue Goose at GMD London on November 21, 1959.

By: darrenvox

darrenvox — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:42:14 +0000

i have been scouring the net to find proof that there werr train engines being made… thanks

By: Tim Stevens

Tim Stevens — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 22:01:32 +0000

You bet Doug, as far as I know it is still running today!

By: james booth

james booth — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:11:42 +0000

As a teenager in the mid 1050′s I sat on the front steps of my parents house on Oxford St. in London Ont. & watched one of these locomotives cross over the CPR Thames River bridge. It was heading west at the time. Looked so modern in it’s shape, & with its blue & white colors. Great picture!

By: dhately

dhately — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:49:07 +0000

Thanks Tim. I never would have guessed one would last until 2010. Is it still running?

By: Tim Stevens

Tim Stevens — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 21:18:31 +0000

And one to Kaybob, AB… http://www.railpictures.net/photo/344913/

Nice shot!