British Rail Class 04 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 04
D2298, as preserved at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. (NB - few examples were given any form of blue livery while in service with British Railways)
Power type	Diesel-mechanical
Builder	Drewry Car Co., at Vulcan Foundry and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns
Build date	1957–1962
Configuration	0-6-0
UIC classification	C
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Wheel diameter	D2200–D2214: 3 ft 3 in (0.991 m) D2215–D2273: 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) D2274–D2339: 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m)
Minimum curve	2 chains (40 m)
Wheelbase	9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Length	26 ft 0+1⁄2 in (7.94 m)
Width	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Height	12 ft 1+1⁄2 in (3.696 m)
Locomotive weight	30.2 long tons (30.7 t) to 32 long tons (32.5 t)
Fuel capacity	225 imp gal (1,020 L; 270 US gal) to 300 imp gal (1,400 L; 360 US gal)
Prime mover	Gardner 8L3
Transmission	Wilson-Drewry 5 speed epicyclic gearbox
Top speed	25 mph (40 km/h) to 27 mph (43 km/h)
Power output	Engine: 204 hp (152 kW) At rail: 152 hp (113 kW)
Tractive effort	Maximum: 16,850 lbf (75.0 kN) to 15,650 lbf (69.6 kN)
Train heating	None
Locomotive brakeforce	14 long tons-force (139.5 kN)
Train brakes	Vacuum
Career	British Railways
Number	D2200–D2341
Axle load class	D2200–D2214: RA 1 D2215–D2340: RA 2

The British Rail Class 04 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive class was built between 1952 and 1962. It was the basis for the later Class 03 built in the British Railways workshops. The Class 04 locomotives were supplied by the Drewry Car Co., which at the time (and for most of its existence) had no manufacturing capability. Drewry sub-contracted the construction work to two builders. Both of these built other locomotives under the same arrangement. Early locomotives were built by Vulcan Foundry and later examples were built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns.

Images for kids

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  11226 at Hither Green Depot in March 1960.

See also

In Spanish: British Rail Clase 04 para niños