British Railways D0226 facts for kids

British Railways D0226
D0226 in preservation at Haworth.
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Serial number	English Electric: 2345 Vulcan Foundry: D226
Build date	1956
Configuration	0-6-0
UIC classification	C
Wheel diameter	4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Locomotive weight	48 long tons (49 t)
Prime mover	EE 6RKT
Transmission	DC generator, DC traction motor
Top speed	35 mph (56 km/h)
Power output	500 hp (370 kW)
Tractive effort	33,000 lbf (146.79 kN)
Career	British Railways
Number	D226 (D0226 from August 1959)
First run	loaned 1957
Retired	October 1960
Disposition	to Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (March 1966)

British Railways D0227
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
Serial number	English Electric: 2346 Vulcan Foundry: D227
Transmission	Krupp-Lysholm hydraulic
Career	British Railways
Number	D227 (D0227 from August 1959)
Retired	September 1959
Disposition	Returned to RSH, Darlington

D0226 and D0227 were two prototype diesel shunting locomotives built in 1956 by English Electric at its Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways. They originally carried numbers D226 and D227, their Vulcan Foundry works numbers, but these were later amended to avoid clashing with the numbers of new Class 40 locomotives.

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  D0226 in green livery at Haworth