British Rail Class 05 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 05 |
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This preserved locomotive at the Didcot Railway Centre is an industrial example, built to the same design as the British Rail Class 05 | |
Power type | Diesel-mechanical |
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Builder | Hunslet Engine Co. |
Build date | 1955–1961 |
Configuration | 0-6-0 |
UIC classification | C |
Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Wheel diameter | 3 ft 4 in (1.016 m) |
Minimum curve | 2 chains (40 m) |
Wheelbase | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
Length | 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) |
Width | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
Height | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
Locomotive weight | 30.9 long tons (31.4 t) |
Fuel capacity | 300 imp gal (1,400 L; 360 US gal) |
Prime mover | Gardner 8L3 |
Engine type | Four-stroke diesel |
Transmission | Hunslet 4-speed gearbox, Hunslet patent friction clutch, Hunslet reversing gearbox and final drive. |
Top speed | 18 mph (29 km/h) |
Power output | Engine: 204 hp (152 kW) |
Tractive effort | Maximum: 14,500 lbf (64 kN) |
Train heating | None |
Locomotive brakeforce | 14 long tons-force (139 kN) |
Train brakes | Vacuum |
Career | British Railways |
Number in class | 69 |
Number | 11136-11176; later D2550-D2618; later 05001 |
Axle load class | RA 2 |
Retired | 1966–1968 (except D2554) |
The British Rail Class 05 is a class of 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters built by Hunslet Engine Company from 1955 to 1961. They were used on the Eastern and Scottish Regions of British Railways. At first they were numbered 11136-11176 and later on were numbered D2550-D2619.
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