British Rail Class D2/1

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British Rail Class D2/1
Builder: North British Locomotive Company
Introduced: 1953
Early numbers: D2700-D2707 (formerly 11700-11707)
Engine: Paxman 6RPH
Transmission: Hydraulic
Wheel layout: 0-4-0 shunter
Wheel diameter: 3' 6" (1,067 mm)
Weight: 32 tons 0 cwt (32.6 tonnes)
Engine power: 200 bhp (149KW)
Maximum TE: 21,500 lbf (96 kN)
Heating type: none
Multiple working: none
Operators: British Railways

British Rail Class D2/1 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 with a Paxman engine.

[edit] See also

List of British Rail classes

[edit] Sources

  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, page 201