British Rail Class D2/12

British Railways class D2/12

D2511, preserved at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

Type and origin Power type Diesel-mechanical Builder Hudswell Clarke Serial number D1201–D1210 Build date 1961 Total produced 10

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0 DM Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Wheel diameter 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) Loco weight 34.20 long tons (34.75 t; 38.30 short tons) Prime mover Gardner 8L3 Transmission fluid coupling and Bostock & Bramley four-speed Power-flow SSS synchro-self-shifting gearbox[1] MU working Not fitted Train heating None

Performance figures Maximum speed 24 mph (39 km/h) Power output Engine: 204 bhp (152 kW) Tractive effort 16,100 lbf (71.6 kN)

Career Operators British Railways Class D2/12; later 2/14A; no TOPS class Numbers D2510–D2519 Axle load class Route availability 4 Retired 1967 Disposition 6 scrapped, 4 sold NCB (3 scrap[[]]ped, 1 preserved)

British Rail Class D2/12 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Hudswell Clarke with a Gardner engine. The mechanical transmission, using a scoop control fluid coupling and four-speed Power-flow SSS (synchro-self-shifting) gearbox,^[1] was a Hudswell Clarke speciality.

The D2/12 was mechanically similar to the earlier British Rail Class D2/7 but was of more modern appearance. The engine casing was lower, giving much better all-round visibility.

After British Rail

D2519 was employed at NCB Hatfield Main, Doncaster, South Yorkshire as a shunter. It was located there until at least 1984.

D2511 is preserved at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.^[2]

See also

List of British Rail classes

References

1. Durham Mining Museum - Colliery Engineering
2. Marshall, A. (2007) Preserved Heritage Traction, GM Publications, Leeds, UK, ISBN 978-0-9555581-0-8

Sources

• Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1966 edition, page 81
• Strickland, David C. (1982). Locomotive Directory, every single one there has ever been. Camberley, Surrey: Diesel & Electric Group. p. 41. ISBN 0-906375-10-X.