British Rail Class D2/5

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British Rail Class D2/5
Builder: Andrew Barclay
Introduced: 1956
Early numbers: D2400-D2409 (formerly 11177-11186)
Engine: Gardner 8L3
Transmission: Mechanical, four-speed
Wheel layout: 0-6-0 shunter
Wheel diameter: 3' 6" (1,067 mm)
Weight: 32 tons 0 cwt (32.6 tonnes)
Engine power: 204 bhp (152 KW)
Maximum TE: 15,340 lbf (68 kN)
Heating type: none
Multiple working: none
Operators: British Rail

British Rail Class D2/5 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Andrew Barclay 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, pp 197-199