This series of engines became known as the Kent engine because Alan Worters lived across the river from Ford 's Dagenham plant in the English county of Kent .
Alan Worters is the company 's Executive Engineer ( Power Units ) .
This series of engines became known as the Kent engine because Alan Worters , the company 's Executive Engineer ( Power Units ) , lived across the river from Ford 's Dagenham plant in the English county of Kent .