British Rail Class D2/1 | |
Powertype: | Diesel-hydraulic |
Fleetnumbers: | 11700-11707; D2700–D2707 from 1958 to 1960 |
Builder: | North British Locomotive Company |
Serialnumber: | 27100–27102, 27431–27435 |
Builddate: | 1953–1956 |
Totalproduction: | 8 |
Primemover: | Paxman 6RPH |
Transmission: | Hydraulic, Voith |
Whytetype: | 0-4-0DH |
Uicclass: | B |
Wheeldiameter: | 3feet |
Trainbrakes: | None |
Locoweight: | 32LT |
Maxspeed: | 14.51NaN1 |
Poweroutput: | 200bhp |
Tractiveeffort: | 21500lbf |
Trainheating: | None |
Multipleworking: | Not fitted |
Axleloadclass: | Route availability 3 |
Operator: | British Railways |
Operatorclass: | DY11; later D2/1; later 2/4A |
Withdrawndate: | 1963–1968 |
Disposition: | All scrapped |
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. Eight locomotives were built and they were numbered D2700-D2707.[1]
River Eden the shunter at RAF Leuchars was built to the same specification as the D2/1[2] and is preserved at Fife Heritage Railway.