British Rail Class D2/1

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.

British Rail Class D2/1
Type and origin Power type Diesel-hydraulic Builder North British Locomotive Company Serial number 27100–27102, 27431–27435 Build date 1953–1956 Total produced 8
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0DH  • UIC B Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Wheel diameter 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) Loco weight 32.00 long tons (32.51 t; 35.84 short tons) Prime mover Paxman 6RPH Transmission Hydraulic, Voith MU working Not fitted Train heating None Train brakes None
Performance figures Maximum speed 14.5 mph (23.3 km/h) Power output 200 bhp (149 kW) Tractive effort 21,500 lbf (95.6 kN)
Career Operators British Railways Class DY11; later D2/1; later 2/4A Numbers 11700-11707; D2700–D2707 from 1958 to 1960 Axle load class Route availability 3 Withdrawn 1963–1968 Disposition All scrapped

River Eden the shunter at RAF Leuchars was built to the same specification as the D2/1 and is preserved at Fife Heritage Railway.

See also

• List of British Rail classes

Sources

• Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives (Winter 1962/3 ed.). p. 201.