The name‘EIR 21
Express' was given to the loco by its creators, Kitson, Thompson & Hewitson of England, who built it in 1855.
The Kitson company had not the means,
and despite the great success that the demonstration knew it went bankrupt, and the Kitson-Still fell into oblivion.
In this context, the company Kitson of Leeds developed a machine quite extraordinary,
to satisfy the requirements mentioned above; Having a diesel traction machine having a reliable and proven transmission.