British Rail Class D2/5

British Rail Class D2/5
Type and origin Power type Diesel-mechanical Builder Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. Serial number 402–411 Build date 1956–1957 Total produced 10
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 0-6-0 DM  •  UIC C Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Wheel diameter 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) Loco weight 32 long tons (33  t; 36 short tons) Prime mover Gardner 8L3 Transmission Mechanical, Wilson four-speed gearbox MU working Not fitted Train heating None Train brakes None
Performance figures Maximum speed 17.75 mph (28.6 km/h) Power output Engine: 204  bhp (152 kW) Tractive effort 15,340  lbf (68.2  kN)
Career Operators British Rail Class DJ14; later D2/5; later 2/12A Numbers 11177–11186; D2400–D2409 from 1959 to 1961 Axle load class Route availability 2 Withdrawn 1967–1969 Disposition All scrapped

The 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.

History

The Eastern and North Eastern Regions (E&NER) originally classified them DJ14 under a scheme devised in 1954 where "D" denoted Diesel, and "J" denoted the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement. ^{[1] [2] [3]} They were subsequently reclassified by the E&NER D2/5 (February 1960) and then 2/12A (June 1962). ^{[4] [2] [3]} They were reported in several sources as having received the TOPS classification Class 05, along with Hunslet shunter D2554 (the last surviving member of Class D2/8 (2/15A from 1962)), ^{[5] [3] [2]} though this was in error, and the D2/5 machines are not listed as such in the latest works by Marsden, 2011. ^{[6] [7]}

Table of withdrawals

Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers
1967	10	4	D2400/02/06/08
1968	6	3	D2401/05/09
1969	3	3	D2403–04/07

Fleet list

Building, renumbering and withdrawal occurred as follows: ^{[8] [9]}

Maker's number	First BR number	Introduced	Renumbered	2nd number	Withdrawn
402	11177	July 1956	November 1960	D2400	October 1967
403	11178	July 1956	November 1960	D2401	December 1968
404	11179	September 1956	February 1961	D2402	September 1967
405	11180	October 1956	November 1960	D2403	January 1969
406	11181	November 1956	January 1961	D2404	January 1969
407	11182	December 1956	April 1959	D2405	December 1968
408	11183	December 1956	December 1960	D2406	May 1967
409	11184	January 1957	November 1960	D2407	January 1969
410	11185	February 1957	April 1959	D2408	May 1967
411	11186	March 1957	January 1961	D2409	December 1968

See also

List of British Rail classes

Notes

1. Strickland 1983, pp. 40, 170.
2. Marsden 1984, p. 99.
3. Haresnape 1984, p. 50.
4. Strickland 1983, pp. 40, 172.
5. Strickland 1983, pp. 40, 41, 173.
6. Marsden 2011a, pp. 54–55.
7. Marsden 2011b, pp. 90–92.
8. Strickland 1983, p. 40.
9. Marsden 1984, p. 98.

References

• Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, pp 197–199
• Haresnape, Brian (October 1984). British Rail Fleet Survey 7: Diesel Shunters. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN   0-7110-1449-3. GE/1084.
• Marsden, Colin J. (November 1984). BR Locomotive Numbering. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN   0-7110-1445-0. EX/1184.
• Strickland, D.C. (March 1983). D+EG Locomotive Directory. Camberley: Diesel & Electric Group. ISBN   0-906375-10-X.
• Marsden, Colin J. (October 2011a). Diesel and Electric Locomotive Recognition Guide. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN   978-0-7110-3637-6.
• Marsden, Colin J. (November 2011b). The Complete UK Modern Traction Locomotive Directory. TheRailwayCentre.com. ISBN   978-0-9557887-8-9.