British Rail Class 05 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 05
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
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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  D2587 as preserved in 2012.