Southern Railway Diesels
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[edit] History
The Southern Railway was well known for pioneering new technology, as was shown by its heavy electrification that started in the early 1930s. In order to continue their policy of being as up to date as possible the construction of three diesel prototypes went ahead in the brief years between the end of the Second World War and nationalisation. These became British Rail Class D16/2.
The locomotives were large main-line engines numbered 10201 to 10203. The first two were more or less identical while the third was lightned and given a more powerful engine. Unfortunately the first locomotive wasn't actually completed until 1951, meaning that unlike its LMS counterpart, No. 10000, it was never painted in its Big Four parent's colour scheme, only in British Rail black. All three locomotives were withdrawn in 1963.
Most of the features sported by 10203 were copied into British Rail's own English Electric Type 4
[edit] Technical Details
Type: Main Line Diesel-Electric
Wheel Arrangement: 1-Co-Co-1
Power Plant: English Electric 16SVT 16-cylinder 1600hp v-form diesel engine (10201/2)
English Electric 16SVT 16-cylinder 2000hp v-form diesel engine (10203)
Tractive Effort: 48,000lbs (10201/2)
50,000lbs (10203)
Max Rated Speed: 90mph
Weight: 138 tonnes (10201/2)
136 tonnes (10203)
Length: 63ft 9in
[edit] Diesel shunters
The Southern Railway also built some diesel shunters in 1937. These became British Rail Class D3/12.
