British Rail Class D2/5

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British Rail Class D2/5
BR Class 05 DL26 2.jpg
A BR Class 05 locomotive similar to the British Rail Class D2/5
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-mechanical
Builder Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.
Serial number402–411
Build date1956–1957
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-0 DM
   UIC C
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Loco weight32 long tons (33  t; 36 short tons)
Prime mover Gardner 8L3
TransmissionMechanical, Wilson four-speed gearbox
MU working Not fitted
Train heatingNone
Train brakes None
Performance figures
Maximum speed17.75 mph (28.6 km/h)
Power outputEngine: 204  bhp (152 kW)
Tractive effort 15,340  lbf (68.2  kN)
Career
Operators British Rail
Class DJ14; later D2/5; later 2/12A
Numbers11177–11186; D2400–D2409 from 1959 to 1961
Axle load class Route availability 2
Withdrawn1967–1969
DispositionAll 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.

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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
YearQuantity in
service at
start of year
Quantity
withdrawn
Locomotive numbers
1967104D2400/02/06/08
196863D2401/05/09
196933D2403–04/07

Fleet list

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

Maker's numberFirst BR numberIntroducedRenumbered2nd numberWithdrawn
40211177July 1956November 1960D2400October 1967
40311178July 1956November 1960D2401December 1968
40411179September 1956February 1961D2402September 1967
40511180October 1956November 1960D2403January 1969
40611181November 1956January 1961D2404January 1969
40711182December 1956April 1959D2405December 1968
40811183December 1956December 1960D2406May 1967
40911184January 1957November 1960D2407January 1969
41011185February 1957April 1959D2408May 1967
41111186March 1957January 1961D2409December 1968

See also

List of British Rail classes

Notes

  1. Strickland 1983, pp. 40, 170.
  2. 1 2 3 Marsden 1984, p. 99.
  3. 1 2 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.

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