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     A new unit in Canada's fast-egrowing industrial develop- 
     
     ment swingsl into action at London, yOntario with the 
     
     iiplant opening” of General Motors Diesel Limited. It is 
     
     the first plant in Canada built for the exclusive manufac- 
     
     P ture of diesel locomotives-locomotives which are of 100 
     
     per cent General Motors design. 
     
     Specifically designed to apply the production line tech-' 
     
     P nique to the building of diesel locomotives, the new plant 
     
     is geared for the production of one complete locomotive 
     
     unit per day. . 
     
    
   
   
    
     Number of Employees 
     
    
   
   
    
     The establishment of this General Motors Diesel Limited 
     
     plant at London means employment for more than 1,000 
     
     Canadians, many of whom were trained for their jobs at 
     
    
   
   
    
     the H. B. Beal Technical and Commercial High School 
     
     at London while the plant was still abuilding. In addition, 
     
    
   
   
    
     a host of Canadian companies and their employees benefit 
     
     directly through, General Motors Diesel Limitedis large 
     
     purchases of equipment and supplies; 
     
    
   
   
    
      of Diese ocomotives Opens i11L011d0 
     
    
   
   
    
     A short 10 months ago, ground for the new plant was first 
     
     broken by the combined efforts of (left to right), Homer 
     
    
   
   
    
     Hardy, then Reeve of London Township; E. V. Rippingille, . 
     
    
   
   
    
     Jr., President of General Motors Diesel Limited; and Ray A. 
     
     Dennis, than Mayor of London. 
     
    
   
   
    
     t for the Exc usive Manufactu     
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     The building of this exclusive diesel locomotive plant was 
     
     carried out in the record time of 310 days, iion time” with 
     
     the building schedule previously laid down. As each hay 
     
     of the plant. was completed, work onothe first locomotives 
     
     was carried on. Visitors to the companyls iiplant opening”; 
     
     will have a first hand opportunity to view the construction 
     
    
   
   
    
     of these diesel locomotives. , 
     
    
   
   
    
     First Locomotives Nearing Completion 
     
    
   
   
    
     Before the end of the month, General Motors Diesel 
     
     Limited will make its first delivery of Canadian manufac-j 
     
     tured General Motors locomotives. Orders on hand call for 
     
     several types of locomotives ranging in power from 600, 800, 
     
     1200 to 1500 horsepower. First to be delivered will be 1500 
     
     H.P. heavy freight units and 1500 ILP. general purpose 
     
     switchers. These will he followed by other models which 
     
    
   
   
    
     make up the complete line of General Motors Locomotives: 
     
    
   
   
    
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     First Products of Plant 
     
     FP-7 Freight Locomotive 
     
     and GP-7 General Purpose 
     
     Switcher 
     
    
   
   
    
     The ilrat twov roductl of the new 
     
    
   
   
    
     iant ' ready I ortldv. folI'.dellVGfy to 
     
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     n , railma ow some- 
     
     thing of the varied nature of 
     
     General Motors diesel raiiwa 
     
     , . The FP-7' unit is a l 
     
      stroiunliner dos ed 
     
     efor  heavy I. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Complete Line of 
     
     Locomotives 
     
     to be Built Here 
     
    
   
   
    
     'TIwnew plant will serve Canada 
     
    
   
   
    
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     with I complete line of locomotives P 
     
    
   
   
    
     designed to handle any major job 
     
     i in rail or Industrial  ' 
     
     Therewillbethe F-7, t alrig- 
     
     d freight unit Iililliy 
     
    
   
   
    
     lar to the  but designed for? 
     
     freight service only. There will be ' p 
     
    
   
   
    
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