British Rail Class D2/12 was a class of ten locomotives commissioned by British Railways in England. They were diesel powered locomotives 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[2] as a shunter. It was located there until at least 1984.
D2511 is preserved at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Durham Mining Museum - Colliery Engineering". www.dmm.org.uk.
- ^ Industrial Locomotives 1982 including preserved and minor railway locomotives. Industrial Railway Society. 1982. p. 244. ISBN 0-901096-43-1.
- ^ 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.
