British Rail Class 02 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 02 |
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D2854 on the Middleton Railway in 1994 | |
Power type | Diesel-hydraulic |
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Builder | Yorkshire Engine Co. |
Serial number | 2809–2818, 2843–2852 |
Build date | 1960–1961 |
Configuration | 0-4-0 |
UIC classification | B |
Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Wheel diameter | 3 ft 4 in (1.016 m) |
Minimum curve | 1 chain (20 m) |
Wheelbase | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Length | 21 ft 11+1⁄2 in (6.693 m) |
Width | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Height | 11 ft 5+1⁄4 in (3.486 m) |
Locomotive weight | 28.60 long tons (29.06 t) |
Fuel capacity | 300 imp gal (1,400 L; 360 US gal) |
Prime mover | Rolls-Royce C6NFL176 |
Engine type | Straight-6 diesel |
Transmission | Rolls-Royce 10,000-series 3-stage twin-disc torque converter, manually operated YEC reduction and reversing final drive gearbox |
Top speed | 19.5 mph (31.4 km/h) |
Power output | Engine: 170 hp (130 kW) At rail: 100 hp (75 kW) |
Tractive effort | 15,000 lbf (66.7 kN) (max) |
Locomotive brakeforce | 21 long tons-force (210 kN) |
Train brakes | Vacuum |
Career | British Railways |
Number in class | 20 |
Number | D2850–D2869; later 02001–02004 |
Axle load class | RA 2 |
The British Rail Class 02 were a class of twenty 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives. They were built by the Yorkshire Engine Company in 1960 (first ten, D2850-D2859) and 1961 (D2860-D2869). They were built for use in places of restricted loading gauge and curves such as docks. They had the door to the cab at the rear, with a railed veranda behind the cab. This feature was very unusual on British Rail locomotives. It was used on many Yorkshire Engine Co. designs and was/is quite normal in North American practice.
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D2860 outside the Great Hall in the National Rail Museum
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