British Rail Class D2/10

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British Rail Class D2/10
Builder: North British Locomotive Company
Introduced: 1957
Early numbers: D2708-D2719 (formerly 11708-11719) and D2720-D2780
Engine: NBL/MAN W6V
Transmission: Hydraulic
Wheel layout: 0-4-0 shunter
Wheel diameter: 3' 6" (1,067 mm)
Weight: 30 tons 0 cwt (30.6 tonnes)
Engine power: 225 bhp (168 KW)
Maximum TE: 20,080 lbf (89 kN)
Heating type: none
Multiple working: none
Operators: British Rail

British Rail Class D2/10 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL). The NBL/MAN engines were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Scotland under licence from the German company MAN.

[edit] See also

List of British Rail classes

[edit] Sources

  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, page 202