British Rail Class 02 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 02
D2854 on the Middleton Railway in 1994
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
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.

Images for kids

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  D2860 in 1979

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  D2858 in Swanwick junction on the 12th April 2009

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  D2860 outside the Great Hall in the National Rail Museum