British Rail Class D1/1

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British Rail Class D1/1
Builder: Hunslet Engine Company
Introduced: 1955
Early numbers: D2950-D2952 (formerly 11500-11502)
Engine: Gardner 6L3
Transmission: Mechanical, four-speed
Wheel layout: 0-4-0 shunter
Wheel diameter: 3' 4" (1,016 mm)
Weight: 22 tons 9 cwt (22.9 tonnes)
Engine power: 153 bhp (114 KW)
Maximum TE: 10,800 lbf
Heating type: none
Multiple working: none
Operators: British Railways

British Rail Class D1/1 (formerly DY1) was a class of locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by the Hunslet Engine Company with a Gardner engine.

[edit] See also

List of British Rail classes

[edit] Sources

  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, page 203